Vestre Moland Church

Lillesand, Norway

Vestre Moland Church was built of stone in c. 1150 and thick walls are still a part of the nave. The church was mentioned in official documents in 1347. The original timber-work tower was added in the 1660s. Work on the sacristy was started in 1742. In 1797 extension side chapels gave the church a cruciform shape as it appears today.

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Founded: 1150
Category: Religious sites in Norway

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atle andersen (6 months ago)
Pretty local church in the style known from the period
Andreas Høy Knudsen (6 months ago)
A great medieval church with a baroque interior and cemetery, converted into a cruciform church with a neo-Gothic tower, but appears authentic
Arne Georg Trondahl (8 months ago)
Nice old church
DumpoDeluxe (2 years ago)
Unfortunately, the church was closed. But great nonetheless
Ingun Scheie Robstad (4 years ago)
Great church with good acoustics.
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