Utsira Church

Utsira Church
Utsira kirke

View of the church
Utsira Church
Location in Rogaland county
Utsira Church
Location in Rogaland county
59°18′34″N 4°52′58″E / 59.3094°N 4.8828°E / 59.3094; 4.8828Coordinates: 59°18′34″N 4°52′58″E / 59.3094°N 4.8828°E / 59.3094; 4.8828
Location Utsira, Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Completed 1785
Specifications
Capacity 100
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Utsira
Deanery Haugaland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

Utsira Church (Norwegian: Utsira kirke) is a parish church in Utsira municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Utsira. The church is part of the Utsira parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1785. It seats about 100 people. A church was first mentioned on the island in 1613. The present church is likely the second church on the site.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Utsira kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Utsira kirkested" (in Norwegian). Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved 2015-10-21.



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