Kvævemoen Chapel
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LocationSirdal Municipality,
Agder
Agder
CountryNorway
| Kvævemoen Chapel | |
|---|---|
| Kvævemoen kapell | |
 View of the church | |
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| 58°56′30″N 6°54′59″E / 58.941649°N 06.916374°E | |
| Location | Sirdal Municipality, Agder |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Consecrated | 31 May 1962 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Waldemar Hansteen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Groundbreaking | 9 May 1960 |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 100 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
| Deanery | Lister og Mandal prosti |
| Parish | Sirdal |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84875 |
Kvævemoen Church (Norwegian: Kvævemoen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sirdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvæven. It one of the four churches in the Sirdal parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1962 using plans drawn up by the architect Valdemar Scheel Hansteen. The church seats about 100 people.[1][2]
