Aksdal Church
Aksdal Church (Norwegian: Aksdal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Aksdal village, Tysvær Municipality, Rogaland county, Norway. It is one of the two churches for the Førresfjorden parish, which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red brick church was built in a long church style in 1995 using designs by architect Stein Jarle Helgeland. It seats about 450 people.[1][2] The church, which cost about 21.3 million kr to build, was consecrated on 27 August 1995.[3]
| Aksdal Church | |
|---|---|
| Aksdal kyrkje | |
 View of the church (Photo: Jarle Vines) | |
| 59.423071°N 5.446123°E | |
| Location | Tysvær Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Consecrated | 27 Aug 1995 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Stein Jarle Helgeland |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1995 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 450 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
| Deanery | Haugaland prosti |
| Parish | Førresfjorden |
See also
References
- "Aksdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- "Aksdal kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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