Strand Church (Rogaland)

Strand Church
Strand kirke
View of the church
(Photo: Rune Sattler)
Map
59°03′04″N 5°55′51″E / 59.051204°N 5.93082°E / 59.051204; 5.93082
LocationStrand Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1874
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Fritz von der Lippe
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1874
Specifications
Capacity284
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryRyfylke prosti
ParishStrand
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85590

Strand Church (Norwegian: Strand kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Strand Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tau. It is the church for the Strand parish which is part of the Ryfylke prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1874 using designs by the architect Fritz von der Lippe. The church seats about 284 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Strand kirke, Ryfylke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 October 2020.