Old Søgne Church
Old Søgne Church is a historic parish church in Kristiansand municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern part of the village of Tangvall. The church is part of the Søgne parish in the Mandal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, timber-framed church was built around the year 1640 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 270 people. The "new" Søgne Church was built in 1861 to replace this church. Since that time, this church is no longer regularly used, but it is available for special occasions such as baptisms and weddings.
Old Søgne Church served as an election church in 1814. Together with about 300 churches across Norway, it was a venue for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly. These were Norway's first national elections.
