Old Orre Church

Old Orre Church
Orre gamle kirke
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58°43′53″N 5°31′46″E / 58.731388°N 05.529463°E / 58.731388; 05.529463
LocationKlepp Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1250
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)English monks
Architectural typeLong church
StyleRomanesque
Completedc. 1250 (774 years ago) (1250)
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryJæren prosti
ParishOrre
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID5339

Old Orre Church (Norwegian: Orre gamle kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Klepp Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Orre. It formerly was the main church for the Orre parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The small stone church was built in a long church style around the year 1250 using designs by English monks. The church seats about 150 people. It is situated on a small sandy strip of land between the lake Orrevatnet and the Orrestranda beach along the North Sea.[1][2]

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