Sandnes Church (Rogaland)

Sandnes Church (Norwegian: Sandnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Trones og Sentrum in the centre of the city of Sandnes in the far western part of the municipality. It is the church for the Sandnes parish and it is the seat of the Sandnes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red, brick church was built in a long church design in 1882 using plans drawn up by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The neo-gothic church seats about 420 people.[1][2]

Sandnes Church
Sandnes kirke
View of the church
58.85285°N 5.73356°E / 58.85285; 5.73356
LocationSandnes,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1882
Consecrated1882
Events1962: Renovation
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff
Architectural typeLong church
StyleNeo-gothic
Completed1882
Specifications
Capacity420
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeanerySandnes prosti
ParishSandnes
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85387

History

The city of Sandnes was established as a ladested in 1860 and at the same time it was separated from the large municipality of Høyland. The city was without a church of its own for its first 22 years in existence. During that time, residents of Sandnes municipality (and parish) had to go to the nearby Høyland Church, located in outside of the city (and in a different parish). It wasn't until 1880 when the parish began to raise funds and construct the new church. The new church was completed in 1882. When the church was renovated in 1962–1963, the nave and choir were extended in order to enlarge the church.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Sandnes kirke, Sandnes". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. "Sandnes kirke". VisitNorway.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

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