Bokn Church
Bokn Church (Norwegian: Bokn kirke) is a parish church in Bokn municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Føresvik. The church is part of the Bokn parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1847 using plans by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 300 people. There has been a church on this site since the middle ages. The first church here was probably a stave church. The present church is probably the third church on the site.[1][2]
| Bokn Church | |
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| Bokn kirke | |
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  Bokn Church Location in Rogaland county  Bokn Church Bokn Church (Norway) | |
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| Location | Bokn, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
| Completed | 1847 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bokn |
| Deanery | Haugaland prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
See also
References
- "Bokn kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
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