Old Åkra Church
| Old Åkra Church | |
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| Åkra gamle kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Old Åkra Church Location in Rogaland county | |
| 59°15′27″N 5°11′31″E / 59.2576°N 5.1920°ECoordinates: 59°15′27″N 5°11′31″E / 59.2576°N 5.1920°E | |
| Location | Karmøy, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1821 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 320 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Åkra |
| Deanery | Karmøy prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
Old Åkra Church (Norwegian: Åkra gamle kirke) is a parish church in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Åkrehamn located on the western coast of the island of Karmøy. The church is part of the Åkra parish in the Karmøy deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The wooden church was built in 1821 and it seats about 320 people. The new Åkra Church was built nearby in 1985. After that time, the old church has been used mostly for special occasions.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Åkra gamle kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
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