Birkenes Church
Birkenes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Birkenes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mollestad, about 3.5 kilometres southwest of the municipal centre of Birkeland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Birkeland, Agder, Norway
- Also known as: “Birkenes church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mollestad Oak.
Mollestad Oak
Photo: Friman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mollestad Oak is a monumental, legendary oak near the Norwegian village of Mollestad in the municipality of Birkenes, Norway. The oak has a circumference of 9.21 metres, measured in 2001, and a height of around 13 metres, which makes the Mollestad Oak one of the largest trees in Norway. Mollestad Oak is situated 1 km north of Birkenes Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mollestad and Rugsland.
Mollestad
Hamlet
Mollestad is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on both sides of the river Tovdalselva, just south of the municipal centre of Birkeland.
Rugsland
Hamlet
Rugsland is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the river Tovdalselva, about 5 kilometres south of the village of Mollestad. The village of Svaland lies about 5 kilometres to the northwest. Rugsland is situated 2½ km south of Birkenes Church.
Birkeland
Village
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birkeland is the administrative centre of the municipality of Birkenes in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the river Tovdalselva, across the river from the village of Flakk. Birkeland is situated 3½ km northeast of Birkenes Church.
Birkenes Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Birkenes, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.3114° or 58° 18′ 41″ northLongitude
8.19015° or 8° 11′ 25″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Inception
1858Operator
Birkenes kirkelige fellesrådOpen location code
9FCC856R+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 449445251OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Birkenes Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Birkenes Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه بيركينيس”
- Finnish: “Birkenesin kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Birkenes kirke”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Birkenes kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Birkenes kirke”
- Norwegian: “Birkenes”
- Swedish: “Birkenes kyrka”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Birkenes Church”. Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.