Flosta Church
Flosta Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Narestø on the island of Flostaøyawooden church was built in a long church design in 1632 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Arendal, Agder, Norway
- Also known as: “Flosta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buøyskjæra and Molen.
Buøyskjæra
Nature reserve
Buøyskjæra is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Flosta Church.
Øyna
Farm
Øyna is a village in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the far northeastern tip of the island of Tromøya. The village sits about 1.5 kilometres south of the village of Narestø on the neighboring island of Flosterøya. Øyna is situated 2 km south of Flosta Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flosta Municipality and Narestø.
Flosta Municipality
Village
Flosta is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county, Norway. The 18.9-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1962.
Narestø
Hamlet
Narestø is a village in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the island of Flosterøya, just south of the historic Flosta Church. The village of Kalvøysund lies about 3 kilometres to the northeast.
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Village
Flosta Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Arendal, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.52859° or 58° 31′ 43″ north
Longitude
8.93413° or 8° 56′ 3″ east
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Inception
1632
Operator
Arendal kirkelige fellesråd
Open location code
9FCCGWHM+CM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Flosta Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Flosta Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه فلوستا”
- Finnish: “Flostan kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Flosta kirke”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Flosta kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Flosta kirke”
- Swedish: “Flosta kyrka”
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