Skjold Church (Rogaland)
| Skjold Church | |
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| Skjold kyrkje | |
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View of the church (Photo: Jarle Vines) | |
  Skjold Church Location in Rogaland county | |
| 59°30′20″N 5°35′19″E / 59.5056°N 5.5886°ECoordinates: 59°30′20″N 5°35′19″E / 59.5056°N 5.5886°E | |
| Location | Vindafjord, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Nils A. Vikanes |
| Style | Octagonal |
| Completed | 1998 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Skjold |
| Deanery | Haugaland prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
Skjold Church (Norwegian: Skjold kyrkje) is a parish church in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjold. The church is part of the Skjold parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, stone, octagonal church was built in 1998 by the architect Nils A. Vikanes. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]
History
The first church in Skjold was built in 1887. It was a huge timber-framed church that seated about 750 people. That church was destroyed in 1991 by a fire set by Varg Vikernes. The church was replaced in 1998 by the present church building.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Skjold kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- ↑ "Skjold kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Vindafjord kommune. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
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