Old Åkra Church

Old Åkra Church
Åkra gamle kirke

View of the church
Old Åkra Church
Location in Rogaland county
59°15′27″N 5°11′31″E / 59.2576°N 5.1920°E / 59.2576; 5.1920Coordinates: 59°15′27″N 5°11′31″E / 59.2576°N 5.1920°E / 59.2576; 5.1920
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

  1. "Åkra gamle kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-11-24.



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