Sandnes Church
Sandnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bygland Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åraksbø on the east side of the Åraksfjorden.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Bygland, Agder, Norway
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sandnes Chapel and Reiårsfossen.
Reiårsfossen
Waterfall
Reiårsfossen is a 230-metre tall waterfall in Setesdal, Norway. The waterfall is located along the Norwegian National Road 9, just south of the village of Ose in Bygland Municipality in Agder county. Reiårsfossen is situated 4 km northwest of Sandnes Church.
Litveit
Farm
Litveit is a village in Bygland Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located up in the hills about 3 kilometres northeast of the village of Åraksbø. The lake Hovatn lies about 2 kilometres northeast of Litveit. Litveit is situated 3 km northeast of Sandnes Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Åraksbø and Sandnes.
Åraksbø
Village
Åraksbø is a village in Bygland Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Åraksfjorden, about 5 kilometres north of the village of Sandnes and about 6 kilometres southeast of the village of Ose.
Sandnes
Hamlet
Sandnes is a village in Bygland Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on a small flat area between the lake Åraksfjorden to the west and the steep mountainside to the east. Sandnes is situated 3 km south of Sandnes Church.
Ose
Village
Ose is a village in Bygland Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Otra, just north of the lake Åraksfjorden. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs through the village. Ose is situated 5 km northwest of Sandnes Church.
Sandnes Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bygland, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.91768° or 58° 55′ 4″ north
Longitude
7.73819° or 7° 44′ 18″ east
Elevation
210 metres (689 feet)
Inception
1844
Operator
Bygland kirkelige fellesråd
Open location code
9FC9WP9Q+37
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Sandnes Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Sandnes Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه ساندنس”
- Finnish: “Sandnesin kirkko (Bygland)”
- Finnish: “Sandnesin kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sandnes kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sandnes kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sandnes kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sandnes kyrkje i Bygland”
- Norwegian: “Sandnes kirke”
- Norwegian: “Sandnes”
- Swedish: “Sandnes kyrka”
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