Sandnes Church (Rogaland)
| Sandnes Church | |
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| Sandnes kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Sandnes Church Location in Rogaland county | |
| 58°51′10″N 5°44′00″E / 58.8529°N 5.7334°ECoordinates: 58°51′10″N 5°44′00″E / 58.8529°N 5.7334°E | |
| Location | Sandnes, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff |
| Completed | 1882 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Sandnes |
| Deanery | Sandnes prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
Sandnes Church (Norwegian: Sandnes kirke) is a parish church in Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in borough of Trones og Sentrum in the city of Sandnes. The church is part of the Sandnes parish in the Sandnes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red, brick church was built in 1882 by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]
History
The city of Sandnes was created from Høyland municipality in 1860, but the city was without a church for its first 22 years in existence. During that time, residents of Sandnes municipality (and parish) had to the nearby Høyland Church, located in outside of the city (and in a different parish). It wasn't until 1880 when the parish began to raise funds and construct the new church.
See also
References
- ↑ "Sandnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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