Kvitsøy Church

Kvitsøy Church
Kvitsøy kirke

View of the church
Kvitsøy Church
Location in Rogaland county
59°03′50″N 5°24′59″E / 59.0640°N 5.4164°E / 59.0640; 5.4164Coordinates: 59°03′50″N 5°24′59″E / 59.0640°N 5.4164°E / 59.0640; 5.4164
Location Kvitsøy, Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Completed 1620
Specifications
Capacity 150
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Kvitsøy
Deanery Tungenes prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

Kvitsøy Church (Norwegian: Kvitsøy kirke) is a parish church in Kvitsøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Ydstebøhamn on the island of Kvitsøy. The church is part of the Kvitsøy parish in the Tungenes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The small, white, wooden church was built in 1620 to serve the population of the island. It seats about 150 people. There was a church on Kvitsøy since the middle ages. The previous church was probably dismantled and moved elsewhere. A new church was built and part of that church was used to complete the present church in 1620. The church has been remodeled and expanded since the original structure was built. In the 1950s, the original rosemåling decorations on the walls were discovered and restored.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kvitsøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Kvitsøy kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  2. ↑ "Kvitsøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  3. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-12-07.



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