Askje Church

Askje Church
Askje kirke

View of the church
Askje Church
Location in Rogaland county
59°03′49″N 5°41′14″E / 59.0637°N 5.6871°E / 59.0637; 5.6871Coordinates: 59°03′49″N 5°41′14″E / 59.0637°N 5.6871°E / 59.0637; 5.6871
Location Rennesøy, Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Hans Linstow
Completed 1846
Specifications
Capacity 250
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Mosterøy
Deanery Tungenes prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

Askje Church (Norwegian: Askje kirke) is a parish church in Rennesøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Askje on the island of Mosterøy. The church is part of the Mosterøy parish in the Tungenes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1846 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Askje kirke, Mosterøy". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-12-29.


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