Nedstrand Church

Nedstrand Church
Nedstrand kyrkje
View of the church
(Photo: Jarle Vines)
Map
59°20′59″N 5°48′01″E / 59.349621°N 5.80036°E / 59.349621; 5.80036
LocationTysvær Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Hindaraa kirke
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1868
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)C.F. von der Lippe
and Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1868 (156 years ago) (1868)
Specifications
Capacity480
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryHaugaland prosti
ParishNedstrand
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID44804

Nedstrand Church (Nynorsk: Nedstrand kyrkje; historic: Hindaraa kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysvær Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hindaråvåg. It is one of the two churches for the Nedstrand parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1868 using designs by the architects Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe and Hans Linstow. The church seats about 480 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Nedstrand kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 September 2020.