Jelsa Church

Jelsa Church
Jelsa kyrkje
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59°20′19″N 6°01′33″E / 59.33849°N 06.025833°E / 59.33849; 06.025833
LocationSuldal Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1647
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1647
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryRyfylke prosti
ParishJelsa
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84734

Jelsa Church (Norwegian: Jelsa kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Suldal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Jelsa. It is the church for the Jelsa 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 1647 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 150 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Jelsa kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 October 2020.