Skare Church

Skare Church
Skare kyrkje

View of the church
Skare Church
Location in Hordaland county
Skare Church
Location in Hordaland county
59°55′55″N 6°35′39″E / 59.9320°N 6.5942°E / 59.9320; 6.5942Coordinates: 59°55′55″N 6°35′39″E / 59.9320°N 6.5942°E / 59.9320; 6.5942
Location Odda, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 5 October 1926
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Olaf Nordhagen
Completed 1926
Specifications
Capacity 230
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Skare
Deanery Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Skare Church (Norwegian: Skare kyrkje) is a parish church in Odda municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skare. The church is part of the Skare parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, wooden church was built in 1926 by the architect Olaf Nordhagen. The church, which seats about 230 people, was consecrated on 5 October 1926 by the Bishop Peter Hognestad.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. "Skare kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  3. "Skare kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2014-06-06.



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