Sokndal Church

Sokndal Church
Sokndal kirke
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58°20′43″N 6°17′41″E / 58.345351°N 06.294643°E / 58.345351; 06.294643
LocationSokndal Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated8 July 1807
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
StyleLouis XVI
Completed1803 (221 years ago) (1803)
Specifications
Capacity800
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryDalane prosti
ParishSokndal
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85509

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]

  1. ^ "Sokndal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 13 September 2020.