Hjelmeland Church

Hjelmeland Church
Hjelmeland kyrkje
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59°14′09″N 6°10′50″E / 59.23586°N 6.18066°E / 59.23586; 6.18066
LocationHjelmeland Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Sæbø kirke
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1858
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1858 (166 years ago) (1858)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryRyfylke prosti
ParishHjelmeland
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID84583

Hjelmeland Church (Norwegian: Hjelmeland kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hjelmeland Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hjelmelandsvågen. It is the church for the Hjelmeland 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 1858 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hjelmeland kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 October 2020.