Strand Church | |
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Strand kirke | |
59°03′04″N 5°55′51″E / 59.051204°N 5.93082°E | |
Location | Strand Municipality, Rogaland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 12th century |
Consecrated | 1874 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Fritz von der Lippe |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1874 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 284 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
Deanery | Ryfylke prosti |
Parish | Strand |
Type | Church |
Status | Protected |
ID | 85590 |
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]