Birkenes Church

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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. It is the church for the Birkenes parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1858 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 650 people. ()

Local name: Birkenes kirke Completed: 1858 (166 years ago)Capacity: 650Coordinates: 58°18'41"N, 8°11'25"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Mollestadeika.

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Mollestadeika
15 min walk • 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.