Sandeid Church
| Sandeid Church | |
|---|---|
| Sandeid kyrkje | |
 View of the church (Photo: Jarle Vines) | |
  Sandeid Church Location in Rogaland county  Sandeid Church Sandeid Church (Norway) | |
| 59°32′48″N 5°51′28″E / 59.5468°N 5.8579°E | |
| Location | Vindafjord, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Tengesdal |
| Completed | 1904 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
| Deanery | Haugaland prosti |
| Parish | Sandeid |
Sandeid Church (Norwegian: Sandeid kyrkje) is a parish church in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sandeid. The church is part of the Sandeid parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1904 by the architect Tengesdal. It seats about 300 people.[1][2]
History
The first church at Sandeid was a medieval stave church that was likely built around the year 1100. The stave church was renovated and expanded over the centuries, but eventually was in poor condition and in 1814, the church was torn down and replaced with a smaller church with no steeple. The small church was used for about 90 years before it too was taken down and replaced by the current church in 1904.[3]
In the early hours of 5 April 2017 the church's steeple was struck by lightning and caught fire, causing significant damage to the structure before the fire was put out by firefighters.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Sandeid kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- ^ "Sandeid kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Vindafjord kommune. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- ^ Asvall, Halldor; Halleland, Thomas (5 April 2017). "Frykter kirketårnet skal rase sammen". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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