Laget Church (Norwegian: Laget kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tvedestrand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Laget. It is one of the churches for the Holt parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1908 using plans drawn up by the architect Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]
| Laget Church | |
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| Laget kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 58°40′48″N 9°03′47″E / 58.680032°N 09.062944°E | |
| Location | Tvedestrand Municipality, Agder |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Laget kapell |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Consecrated | 11 Sept 1908 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Henrik Nissen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1908 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
| Deanery | Aust-Nedenes prosti |
| Parish | Holt |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 84883 |
The church was first built in 1908 as a chapel of ease for the northern part of the Holt Church parish. The church was consecrated on 11 September 1908. In 1967, the roof and tower were repaired.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Laget kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Laget kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Laget kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 January 2021.