Skjoldastraumen Church Explained

Skjoldastraumen Church
Fullname:Skjoldastraumen kyrkje
Coordinates:59.4321°N 5.6144°W
Location:Tysvær Municipality,
Rogaland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Stavanger bispedømme
Parish:Nedstrand
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1910
Consecrated Date:1910
Architect:Einar Halleland
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:295

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skjoldastraumen kyrkje . 2020-09-27 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-09-27 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.