Skjoldastraumen Church

Church in Rogaland, Norway

59°25′56″N 5°36′52″E / 59.43212°N 5.614407°E / 59.43212; 5.614407LocationTysvær Municipality,
RogalandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1910Consecrated1910ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Einar HallelandArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1910 (114 years ago) (1910)SpecificationsCapacity295MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseStavanger bispedømmeDeaneryHaugaland prostiParishNedstrand

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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Skjoldastraumen Church (Norwegian: Skjoldastraumen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysvær Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjoldastraumen. It is one of the two churches for the Nedstrand parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1910 using designs by the architect Einar Halleland from Haugesund. The church seats about 295 people.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Skjoldastraumen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 September 2020.