Kvitsøy Church
| Kvitsøy Church | |
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| Kvitsøy kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Kvitsøy Church Location in Rogaland county  Kvitsøy Church Kvitsøy Church (Norway) | |
| 59°03′50″N 5°24′59″E / 59.0640°N 5.4164°E | |
| Location | Kvitsøy, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1620 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
| Deanery | Tungenes prosti |
| Parish | Kvitsøy |
Kvitsøy Church (Norwegian: Kvitsøy kirke) is a parish church in Kvitsøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Ydstebøhamn on the island of Kvitsøy. The church is part of the Kvitsøy parish in the Tungenes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The small, white, wooden church was built in 1620 to serve the population of the island. It seats about 150 people. There was a church on Kvitsøy since the middle ages. The previous church was probably dismantled and moved elsewhere. A new church was built and part of that church was used to complete the present church in 1620. The church has been remodeled and expanded since the original structure was built. In the 1950s, the original rosemåling decorations on the walls were discovered and restored.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Kvitsøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Kvitsøy kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "Kvitsøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
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