Åknes Chapel

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Åknes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åseral Municipality, Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åknes. It is one of the churches for the Åseral parish which is part of the Otredal prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 1873 using plans drawn up by the architects Tobias Flottorp and Gård Ekså. The church seats about 150 people. ()

Local name: Åknes kapell Completed: 1873 (151 years ago)Capacity: 150Coordinates: 58°44'59"N, 7°31'2"E

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Vest-AgderNorway

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Åknes Chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gyvatn, Juvatn, Nåvatnet.

5.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gyvatn
138 min walk • Gyvatn is a lake in Agder county, Norway. The lake straddles the borders of the three municipalities of Åseral, Bygland and Evje og Hornnes.
5.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Juvatn
142 min walk • Juvatn or Gjuvvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Åseral in Agder county, Norway. The 8.06-square-kilometre lake lies on the river Logna in the upper part of the Mandalen valley. The lake is in the far northeastern part of the municipality, just over 1.2 kilometres south of the border with Bygland municipality.
7.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Nåvatnet
188 min walk • Nåvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Åseral in Agder county, Norway. The 6.65-square-kilometre lake lies about 5 kilometres west of the village of Kyrkjebygda.