Nærbø Church Explained

Nærbø Church
Fullname:Nærbø kirke
Coordinates:58.6583°N 5.6569°W
Location:Hå Municipality,
Rogaland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Stavanger bispedømme
Parish:Nærbø
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:2005
Architect:Gunnar Fossen
Architectural Type:Fan-shaped
Materials:Stone and glass
Capacity:500

Nærbø Church (Norwegian: Nærbø kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hå Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nærbø. It is the main church for the Nærbø parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.

The stone and glass church was built in a fan-shaped style in 2005 using designs by the architect Gunnar Fossen from the firm Brandsberg-Dahls Arkitektkontor AS. The church seats about 500 people.[1] [2]

This church was built in 2005 to replace the Old Nærbø Church which was nearly 200 years old and too small for the community. This church cost about to build.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nærbø kyrkje . 2020-09-20 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-09-20 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.