Sand Church (Rogaland)

Sand Church
Sand kyrkje
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59°28′58″N 6°15′09″E / 59.48272°N 06.252495°E / 59.48272; 06.252495
LocationSuldal Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1852
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1852
Specifications
Capacity450
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryRyfylke prosti
ParishSand
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85370

Sand Church (Norwegian: Sand kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Suldal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sand. It is the church for the Sand 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 1852 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2]

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