Sauda Church

Sauda Church
Sauda kyrkje

View of the church in 1913
Sauda Church
Location in Rogaland county
Sauda Church
Location in Rogaland county
59°39′06″N 6°21′15″E / 59.6516°N 6.3542°E / 59.6516; 6.3542Coordinates: 59°39′06″N 6°21′15″E / 59.6516°N 6.3542°E / 59.6516; 6.3542
Location Sauda, Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 26 Sept 1866
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Hans Linstow
Completed 1866
Specifications
Capacity 350
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Sauda
Deanery Ryfylke prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

Sauda Church (Norwegian: Sauda kyrkje) is the main parish church in Sauda municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Sauda. The church is part of the Sauda parish in the Ryfylke deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger.[1][2]

History

The white, wooden church was built in 1866 to replace the old Sauda Church which was located in the nearby village of Saudasjøen (the old church was torn down after this church was completed). The church was built using designs by the famous church architect Hans Linstow. The church was consecrated on 26 September 1866 by the parish priest P. R. Hoffgaard on behalf of the Bishop Jacob von der Lippe.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Sauda kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  3. "Sauda kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sauda kyrkjelyd. Retrieved 2015-05-07.



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