Bjerkreim Church

Bjerkreim Church
Bjerkreim kyrkje
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58°35′01″N 6°04′40″E / 58.5837°N 06.0778°E / 58.5837; 06.0778
LocationBjerkreim Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1835
Specifications
Capacity410
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryDalane prosti
ParishBjerkreim
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID83896

Bjerkreim Church (Norwegian: Bjerkreim kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjerkreim Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjerkreim. It is one of the two churches for the Bjerkreim parish which is part of the Dalane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1835 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 410 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Bjerkreim kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 5 September 2020.