Utstein Church

Utstein Church
Utstein klosterkirke

View of the church
Utstein Church
Location in Rogaland county
59°06′12″N 5°35′26″E / 59.1032°N 5.5906°E / 59.1032; 5.5906Coordinates: 59°06′12″N 5°35′26″E / 59.1032°N 5.5906°E / 59.1032; 5.5906
Location Rennesøy, Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Inactive
Completed c. 1250
Specifications
Capacity 300
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Mosterøy
Deanery Tungenes prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

Utstein Church (Norwegian: Utstein klosterkirke) is a historic parish church in Rennesøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the grounds of the historic Utstein Abbey on the island of Klosterøy. The church is part of the Mosterøy parish in the Tungenes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The stone church was built around the year 1250. It seats about 300 people. Today the church is a historic protected site that is only used as a church in special occasions.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Utstein klosterkirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-12-29.


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