Vestre Moland kirke

#414 among destinations in Norway

Church, Romanesque architecture

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Vestre Moland Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Møglestu, just outside the town of Lillesand. It is one of the churches for the Lillesand parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1150 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect, but has since been converted into a cruciform design. The church seats about 350 people. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1150 (875 years ago)Capacity: 350Coordinates: 58°15'32"N, 8°21'55"E

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Aust-AgderNorway

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+47 37 26 81 81

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Day trips

Vestre Moland kirke – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lillesand Town- and Maritime Museum, Lillesand Church, Saltholmen Lighthouse, Justøy Chapel.

0.8 miSE
Maritime museum, Museum
Lillesand Town- and Maritime Museum, Lillesand
21 min walk • Lillesand Town- and Maritime Museum is a museum of the cultural history of Lillesand. The museum is located in the town of Lillesand in the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, Norway.
0.8 miSE
Historical place, Church
Lillesand Church, Lillesand
22 min walk • Lillesand Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Lillesand.
2.4 miSE
Lighthouse
Saltholmen Lighthouse
61 min walk • Saltholmen Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Lillesand municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located on a small island off the coast about 2 kilometres southeast of the town of Lillesand. There has been a lighthouse here since 1882. The island are named Saltholmen.
3.7 miS
Church
Justøy Chapel, Justøy
96 min walk • Justøy Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Brekkestø on the island of Justøya. It is an annex chapel in the Lillesand parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.
6.2 miNE
Manor house
Nørholm
158 min walk • Nørholm, also called Nørholmen, is a manor house and agricultural property on 185 hectares in the municipality of Grimstad in Agder county, Norway. The estate best known because one of its owners was Nobel Prize-winning author Knut Hamsun.
4.3 miE
Church
Eide Church
110 min walk • Eide Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Grimstad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located about 2 kilometres west of the village of Homborsund. It is the church for the Eide parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.
0.9 miSE
58°14'54"N • 8°22'45"E
Lillesand Gjestehavn, Lillesand
23 min walk • Sailing, Marina
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Østre Grimevann
76 min walk • Østre Grimevann or Austre Grimevannet is a lake in the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, Norway. The 3.94-square-kilometre lake is located north of the European route E18 highway about 3 kilometres from the city of Lillesand. It is the drinking water reservoir for the municipality of Lillesand.