Sauda Church

Sauda Church
Sauda kyrkje
View of the church in 1950
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59°39′06″N 6°21′16″E / 59.651796°N 6.354378°E / 59.651796; 6.354378
LocationSauda Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated26 Sept 1866
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1866
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryRyfylke prosti
ParishSauda
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85401

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]

  1. ^ "Sauda kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 October 2020.