Sauda Church | |
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Sauda kyrkje | |
59°39′06″N 6°21′16″E / 59.651796°N 6.354378°E | |
Location | Sauda Municipality, Rogaland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 14th century |
Consecrated | 26 Sept 1866 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1866 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 350 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
Deanery | Ryfylke prosti |
Parish | Sauda |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85401 |
Sauda Church (Norwegian: Sauda kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sauda Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Sauda. It is the main church for the Sauda 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 1866 using designs by the famous architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]