Ølen Church
| Ølen Church | |
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| Ølen kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
  Ølen Church Location in Rogaland county  Ølen Church Ølen Church (Norway) | |
| 59°36′13″N 5°48′07″E / 59.6035°N 5.8019°E | |
| Location | Vindafjord, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 20 Nov 1874 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | T. Solheim |
| Completed | 1874 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 550 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
| Deanery | Haugaland prosti |
| Parish | Ølen |
Ølen Church (Norwegian: Ølen kyrkje) is a parish church in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ølensjøen. The church is part of the Ølen parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1874 and it is the largest church in the municipality, seating about 550 people. The church was designed by the architect T. Solheim.[1][2]
History
The first known church at Ølen was a stave church that was first mentioned in historical records in 1326. That church replaced during the 1700s with a timber-framed church. That church was eventually torn down and replaced in 1874. This third church at Ølen was consecrated on 20 November 1874 by the local Dean Kierulff from Stord Church.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Ølen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Ølen kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
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