Hjelmeland Church

Hjelmeland Church
Hjelmeland kirke

View of the church
Hjelmeland Church
Location in Rogaland county
Hjelmeland Church
Location in Rogaland county
59°14′09″N 6°10′49″E / 59.2357°N 6.1804°E / 59.2357; 6.1804Coordinates: 59°14′09″N 6°10′49″E / 59.2357°N 6.1804°E / 59.2357; 6.1804
Location Hjelmeland, Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Hans Linstow
Completed 1858
Specifications
Capacity 500
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Hjelmeland
Deanery Ryfylke prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

Hjelmeland Church (Norwegian: Hjelmeland kirke) is the main parish church in Hjelmeland municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hjelmelandsvågen. The church is part of the Hjelmeland parish in the Ryfylke deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1858 using plans by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Hjelmeland kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-01-28.



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