Åknes Chapel

Åknes Chapel
Åknes kapell
View of the church
58°44′59″N 7°31′03″E / 58.7497°N 07.5174°E / 58.7497; 07.5174
LocationÅseral Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1250
Consecrated1873
EventsClosed (c. 1500s-1873)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Tobias Flottorp
and Gård Ekså
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1873 (1873)
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryOtredal prosti
ParishÅseral
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85951

Åknes Church (Norwegian: Åknes kirke) 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 (deanery) 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.