Vikedal Church

Vikedal Church
Vikedal kyrkje
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59°29′49″N 5°54′36″E / 59.497077°N 5.910058°E / 59.497077; 5.910058
LocationVindafjord Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1881
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1881 (143 years ago) (1881)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryHaugaland prosti
ParishVikedal
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85840

Vikedal Church (Norwegian: Vikedal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikedal. It is the church for the Vikedal parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1881 using designs by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Vikedal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 September 2020.