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    Spangereid Church (Norwegian: Spangereid kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located...
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    Spangereid is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The 63-square-kilometre (24 sq mi) municipality existed from...
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    Lindesnes (section Churches)
    municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the older municipalities of Spangereid (population: 899), Sør-Audnedal (population: 2,323), and Vigmostad (population:...
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  • that it was the seat of the parish of Spangereid since Spangereid Church is located in Høllen. In 2007, the Spangereid Canal was completed through the centre...
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    Mandal Church (Norwegian: Mandal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in...
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    Several Church of Norway churches are in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark in Norway. This list includes all of the parishes in Agder and Telemark counties...
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    Herad Church (Norwegian: Herad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Farsund Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the...
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    Lyngdal Church (Norwegian: Lyngdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lyngdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in...
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    Austad Church (Norwegian: Austad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lyngdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the...
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    Lyngdal (section Churches)
    (population: 2,916) as well as the Gitlevåg area (population: 103) in Spangereid municipality, west of Lenesfjorden, were all merged to form one large...
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    (Bispevegmarsjen) starts at Kleivgrend in Fyresdal. The Hylestad stave church, constructed in the 13th century in Setesdal, was demolished in the 17th...
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    Vanse Church (Norwegian: Vanse kirke; historic: Lista kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Farsund Municipality in Agder county, Norway...
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    Lyngdal Mandal Nes Nord-Audnedal Netlandsnes Oddernes Randesund Sirdal Spangereid Spind Søgne Old Søgne Søm Sør-Audnedal Tonstad Torridal Tveit Valle Vanse...
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    following year. The church was built of stone and brick, while the west tower with side buildings are wooden. The church replaced a church from the first half...
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    Søgne (section Churches)
    is named after the old Søgne farm (Old Norse: Sygna) since the Old Søgne Church was built there. The name comes from the local river Sygna (now called Søgneelva)...
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    Bykle (section Churches)
    Old Bykle Church - 1948 Old Bykle Church, built in 1619, is found in the village of Bykle. It stands on the site of an older stave church Open air museums...
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    Gjerstad (section Churches)
    old Gjerstad farm (Old Norse: Geirreksstaðir) since the first Gjerstad Church was built there. The meaning of the first element is uncertain. One possibility...
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    Åmli (section Churches)
    named after the old Åmli farm (Old Norse: Almlíð) since the first Åmli Church was built there. The first element is almr which means "elm tree" or "elm...
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    Bygland (section Churches)
    after the old Bygland farm (Old Norse: Byggland) since the first Bygland Church was built there. The first element is bygg which means "barley". The last...
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    Iveland (section Churches)
    after the old Iveland farm (Old Norse: Ífuland) since the first Iveland Church was built there. This old farm is now part of the village of Birketveit...
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    Hægebostad Church (Norwegian: Hægebostad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hægebostad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located...
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    Konsmo Church (Norwegian: Konsmo kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lyngdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the...
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    Sirdal (section Churches)
    Davidsen. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Sirdal. It is...
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    wooden churches, especially decorating the railings of the second floor balconies. This design was part of the medieval Hylestad Stave Church, located...
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    Vegårshei (section Churches)
    old name for the area (Old Norse: Vigisheiðr) since the first Vegårshei Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the...
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    Marnardal (section Churches)
    Nilsen. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Marnardal...
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    Birkenes (section Churches)
    after the old Birkenes farm (Old Norse: Birkines) since the first Birkenes Church was built there. The first element is birki which means "birch wood". The...
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    Froland (section Churches)
    after the old Froland farm (Old Norse: Fróðaland) since the first Froland Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the male name...
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    Hægebostad farm (Old Norse: Helgabólstaðir) since the first Hægebostad Church was built there. This farm is now on the north side of the village of Snartemo...
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    on the sails, and a pilot is more visible at the rear of the boat. The Church of Norway has four parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Flekkefjord...
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