Vats Church
Vats Church (Norwegian: Vats kyrkje) is a parish church in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vats at the southern end of the lake Vatsvatnet. The church is part of the Vats parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1855 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow.[1][2]
| Vats Church | |
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| Vats kyrkje | |
 View of the church (Photo: Jarle Vines) | |
  Vats Church Location in Rogaland county  Vats Church Vats Church (Norway) | |
| 59.4934°N 5.7274°E | |
| Location | Vindafjord, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
| Completed | 1855 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 534 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Vats |
| Deanery | Haugaland prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
History
The first church at Vats was most likely a medieval stave church. That church was replaced by a second church in 1640. That church, in turn, was replaced by the present church in 1855.[3]
See also
References
- "Vats kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- "Vats kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Vindafjord kommune. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
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