Dypvåg Church

Dypvåg Church
Dypvåg kirke
View of the church
58°37′35″N 9°03′08″E / 58.62631°N 09.05211°E / 58.62631; 09.05211
LocationTvedestrand Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Dybvaag kirke
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1200
Consecratedc. 1200
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completedc. 1200 (1200)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryAust-Nedenes prosti
ParishDypvåg
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84042

Dypvåg Church (Norwegian: Dypvåg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tvedestrand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dypvåg. It is the church for the Dypvåg parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone church was originally built in a long church design around the year 1200 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect (later it was converted into a cruciform design). The church seats about 500 people.