Sandnes Church (Rogaland)

Sandnes Church (Norwegian: Sandnes kirke) is a parish church in Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in borough of Trones og Sentrum in the city of Sandnes. The church is part of the Sandnes parish in the Sandnes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red, brick church was built in 1882 by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Sandnes Church
Sandnes kirke
View of the church
Sandnes Church
Location in Rogaland county
Sandnes Church
Sandnes Church (Norway)
58.8529°N 5.7334°E / 58.8529; 5.7334
LocationSandnes, Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff
Completed1882
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ParishSandnes
DeanerySandnes prosti
DioceseDiocese of Stavanger

History

The city of Sandnes was created from Høyland municipality in 1860, but the city was without a church for its first 22 years in existence. During that time, residents of Sandnes municipality (and parish) had to the nearby Høyland Church, located in outside of the city (and in a different parish). It wasn't until 1880 when the parish began to raise funds and construct the new church.

See also

References
  1. "Sandnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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