Nærbø Church

Nærbø Church
Nærbø kirke

View of the church
Nærbø Church
Location in Rogaland county
Nærbø Church
Location in Rogaland county
58°39′30″N 5°39′24″E / 58.6582°N 05.6568°E / 58.6582; 05.6568Coordinates: 58°39′30″N 5°39′24″E / 58.6582°N 05.6568°E / 58.6582; 05.6568
Location , Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Gunnar Fossen
Completed 2005
Specifications
Capacity 500
Materials Stone and glass
Administration
Parish Nærbø
Deanery Jæren prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

Nærbø Church (Norwegian: Nærbø kirke) is a parish church in municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nærbø. The church is part of the Nærbø parish in the Jæren deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The stone and glass church was built in 2005 by the architect Gunnar Fossen. The church seats about 500 people. It was built to replace the Old Nærbø Church which was nearly 200 years old and too small for the community. This church cost about NOK 44 million to build.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Nærbø kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-06-22.



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