Sola Church

Sola Church (Norwegian: Sola kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sola Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Solakrossen. It is the church for the Sola parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The gray concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 2020 using designs by the architectural firm Brandsbergs-Dahl Arkitekter. The church seats about 300 people.[1]

Sola Church
Sola kirke
58.88886°N 5.647997°E / 58.88886; 5.647997
LocationSola Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded2020
Consecrated18 Oct 2020
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Brandsbergs-
Dahl Arkitekter
Architectural typeRectangular
Groundbreaking29 Mar 2019
Completed2020
Construction cost91 million kr
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryTungenes prosti
ParishSola

The church was built to replace the Old Sola Church as the main church for the parish. The old church was located outside of the village on the other side of the airport. This church cost a total of 91 million kr to build.[2][1]

See also

References

  1. "Søndag vigsles nye Sola kirke" (in Norwegian). Sola kirkelige fellesråd. 13 October 2020.
  2. "Sola Church". JAJA. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

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