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Skjoldastraumen Church

Coordinates: 59°25′56″N 5°36′52″E / 59.43212°N 5.614407°E / 59.43212; 5.614407
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Skjoldastraumen Church
Skjoldastraumen kyrkje
View of the church
(Photo: Jarle Vines)
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59°25′56″N 5°36′52″E / 59.43212°N 5.614407°E / 59.43212; 5.614407
LocationTysvær Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1910
Consecrated1910
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Einar Halleland
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1910 (114 years ago) (1910)
Specifications
Capacity295
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryHaugaland prosti
ParishNedstrand
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85464

Skjoldastraumen Church (Norwegian: Skjoldastraumen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysvær Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjoldastraumen, along the Skjoldafjorden. It is one of the two churches for the Nedstrand parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1910 using designs by the architect Einar Halleland from Haugesund. The church seats about 295 people.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Skjoldastraumen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 September 2020.