Randaberg Church

Randaberg Church (Norwegian: Randaberg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Randaberg Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Randaberg. It is one of the two churches for the Randaberg parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1845 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 460 people.[1][2]

Randaberg Church
Randaberg kirke
View of the church
58.99978°N 5.619379°E / 58.99978; 5.619379
LocationRandaberg Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1845
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1845
Specifications
Capacity460
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryTungenes prosti
ParishRandaberg
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85268

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1316, but the church was not new that year. The first church in Randaberg was a stave church and it was located about 2.35 kilometres (1.46 mi) north of the present site of the church. The original church sat just east of the 73-metre (240 ft) tall Randabergfjellet mountain, a notable geographic feature in the municipality. In 1415, the church underwent some repairs and renovations. During the 1600s, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new timber-framed building.[3] In 1845, a new church was built about 2.35 kilometres (1.46 mi) to the south in what is now the village of Randaberg. After the new church was completed, the old church was torn down.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Randaberg kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. "Randaberg gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. "Randaberg kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

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