Vikebygd Church

Vikebygd Church
Vikebygd kyrkje
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59°35′29″N 5°35′13″E / 59.591314°N 5.586874°E / 59.591314; 5.586874
LocationVindafjord Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1937
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Torgeir Alvsaker
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1937 (87 years ago) (1937)
Specifications
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryHaugaland prosti
ParishVikebygd
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85839

Vikebygd Church (Norwegian: Vikebygd kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikebygd. It is the church for the Vikebygd parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1937 using designs by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Vikebygd kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 September 2020.