Sjernarøy Church
| Sjernarøy Church | |
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| Sjernarøy kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Sjernarøy Church Location in Rogaland county | |
| 59°15′14″N 5°48′55″E / 59.2539°N 5.8152°ECoordinates: 59°15′14″N 5°48′55″E / 59.2539°N 5.8152°E | |
| Location | Finnøy, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1647 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 160 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Sjernarøy |
| Deanery | Tungenes prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
Sjernarøy Church (Norwegian: Sjernarøy kirke) is a parish church in Finnøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Kyrkjøy in the Sjernarøyane islands. The church is part of the Sjernarøy parish in the Tungenes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red, wooden church was built in 1647. It seats about 160 people. The interior walls of the church are decorated with hand-painted rosemåling.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Sjernarøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
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