Sokndal Church | |
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Sokndal kirke | |
58°20′43″N 6°17′41″E / 58.345351°N 06.294643°E | |
Location | Sokndal Municipality, Rogaland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 8 July 1807 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Style | Louis XVI |
Completed | 1803 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 800 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
Deanery | Dalane prosti |
Parish | Sokndal |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85509 |
Sokndal Church (Norwegian: Sokndal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sokndal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hauge. It is the main church for the Sokndal parish which is part of the Dalane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design and in a Louis XVI style in 1803 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 800 people.[1][2]