Forsand Church

Forsand Church
Forsand kyrkje
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58°54′04″N 6°05′53″E / 58.901205°N 6.098058°E / 58.901205; 6.098058
LocationSandnes Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1854
Consecrated10 Oct 1854
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Groundbreaking13 May 1854
Completed1854
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeanerySandnes prosti
ParishForsand
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84182

Forsand Church (Norwegian: Forsand kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the eastern part of the large Sandnes Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Forsand, near the mouth to the Lysefjorden. It is one of the two churches for the Forsand parish which is part of the Sandnes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1854 by the builder Tollak Tollaksen Gudmestad using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Forsand kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 October 2020.