| Sandar Church | |
|---|---|
| Sandar kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 59°08′03″N 10°13′35″E / 59.1343036°N 10.226491°E | |
| Location | Sandefjord, Vestfold |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Sandeherred kirke Frederiks kirke |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1100s |
| Consecrated | 15 Aug 1792 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hans Christian Lind |
| Architectural type | Cruciform |
| Style | Style Louis XV |
| Completed | 1792 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 700 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Tunsberg |
| Deanery | Sandefjord prosti |
| Parish | Sandar |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 85374 |
Sandar Church (Norwegian: Sandar kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the city of Sandefjord. It is the church for the Sandar parish which is part of the Sandefjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1792 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Christian Lind. The church seats about 700 people.[1][2]
The present church was erected at the ruins of a mediaeval stone church from the 12th century. The current church was built in 1792 in the Style Louis XV. Sandar Church originally had a half-circle dome top, but the roofing was changed to the current spire in 1868.[3][4] The church was the main church of the old Sandar Municipality for a long time until 1968 when it became part of Sandefjord Municipality. The church is located just 300 metres (980 ft) from the Sandefjord Church. The old church is only open for advertised church events.[5]
- ^ "Sandar kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Sandar Church".
- ^ Philpott, Don (1991). The Visitor's Guide to Norway. Moorland. p. 76. ISBN 9780861904242.
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