Skare Church
| Skare Church | |
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| Skare kyrkje | |
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View of the church | |
  Skare Church Location in Hordaland county | |
| 59°55′55″N 6°35′39″E / 59.9320°N 6.5942°ECoordinates: 59°55′55″N 6°35′39″E / 59.9320°N 6.5942°E | |
| Location | Odda, Hordaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 5 October 1926 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Olaf Nordhagen |
| Completed | 1926 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 230 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Skare |
| Deanery | Hardanger og Voss prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Skare Church (Norwegian: Skare kyrkje) is a parish church in Odda municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skare. The church is part of the Skare parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, wooden church was built in 1926 by the architect Olaf Nordhagen. The church, which seats about 230 people, was consecrated on 5 October 1926 by the Bishop Peter Hognestad.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Skare kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ↑ "Skare kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
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