| Vats Church | |
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| Vats kyrkje | |
 View of the church (Photo: Jarle Vines) | |
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| 59°29′35″N 5°43′40″E / 59.493121°N 5.727891°E | |
| Location | Vindafjord Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Consecrated | 24 Oct 1855 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1855 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 534 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
| Deanery | Haugaland prosti |
| Parish | Vats |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Protected |
| ID | 85784 |
Vats Church (Norwegian: Vats kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vats at the southern end of the lake Vatsvatnet. It is the church for the Vats parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1855 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 534 people.[1][2]
- ^ "Vats kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 September 2020.