Klepp Church

Klepp Church
Klepp kyrkje
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58°46′24″N 5°37′28″E / 58.77334°N 05.624391°E / 58.77334; 05.624391
LocationKlepp Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded11th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1846 (178 years ago) (1846)
Specifications
Capacity280
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryJæren prosti
ParishKlepp
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84792

Klepp Church (Norwegian: Klepp kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Klepp Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kleppe. It is the church for the Klepp parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1846 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 280 people.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Klepp kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 19 September 2020.