Herefoss Church

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Herefoss Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Birkenes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Herefoss, at the northern end of the Herefossfjorden, just west of the Norwegian National Road 41. It is the church for the Herefoss parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a octagonal design in 1865 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 200 people. ()

Local name: Herefoss kirke Completed: 1865 (159 years ago)Capacity: 200Coordinates: 58°31'23"N, 8°21'1"E

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Aust-AgderNorway

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Herefoss Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Herefossfjorden, Uldalsåna.

1.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Herefossfjorden
46 min walk • Herefossfjorden is a lake in the municipality of Birkenes in Agder county, Norway. The 3.7-square-kilometre lake is about 9 kilometres long and it is part of the Tovdalselva river. The Gauslåfjorden and Uldalsåna lakes flow into Herefossfjorden near the village of Herefoss at the northern end of the lake.
2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Uldalsåna
56 min walk • Uldalsåna is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Birkenes and Froland in Agder county, Norway. It is part of the Tovdalselva river drainage basin.