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Old Åkra Church

Coordinates: 59°15′27″N 5°11′31″E / 59.2576°N 5.1920°E / 59.2576; 5.1920
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Old Åkra Church
Åkra gamle kirke
View of the church
Old Åkra Church is located in Rogaland
Old Åkra Church
Old Åkra Church
Location in Rogaland county
Old Åkra Church is located in Norway
Old Åkra Church
Old Åkra Church
Old Åkra Church (Norway)
59°15′27″N 5°11′31″E / 59.2576°N 5.1920°E / 59.2576; 5.1920
LocationKarmøy, Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Completed1821
Specifications
Capacity320
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Stavanger
DeaneryKarmøy prosti
ParishÅkra

Old Åkra Church (Norwegian: Åkra gamle kirke) is a parish church in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Åkrehamn located on the western coast of the island of Karmøy. The church is part of the Åkra parish in the Karmøy deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The wooden church was built in 1821 and it seats about 320 people. The new Åkra Church was built nearby in 1985. After that time, the old church has been used mostly for special occasions.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Åkra gamle kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-11-24.