Gjesdal Church
| Gjesdal Church | |
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| Gjesdal kirke | |
 View of the church (Photo: Rune Sattler) | |
  Gjesdal Church Location in Rogaland county  Gjesdal Church Gjesdal Church (Norway) | |
| 58°46′24″N 5°56′52″E / 58.7734°N 5.9479°E | |
| Location | Gjesdal, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
| Completed | 1848 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 450 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
| Deanery | Jæren prosti |
| Parish | Gjesdal |
Gjesdal Church (Norwegian: Gjesdal kirke) is a parish church in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjesdal. The church is part of the Gjesdal parish in the Jæren deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. There has been a church here since the 1300s. The present church is likely the fourth church building in Gjesdal. The white, wooden church was built in 1848 using plans by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ "Gjesdal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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