Forsand Church (Norwegian: Forsand kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the eastern part of the large Sandnes Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Forsand, near the mouth to the Lysefjorden. It is one of the two churches for the Forsand parish which is part of the Sandnes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1854 by the builder Tollak Tollaksen Gudmestad using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 300 people.
Forsand kyrkje (Kirke) [no]
Other languages: Forsand kyrkje (norwegian bokmål)
Description
Trekirke oppført i 1854. [no]
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Name
Forsand kyrkje
Norwegian bokmål
Description
Trekirke oppført i 1854.
Norwegian bokmål
Trekyrkje oppført i 1854.
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Time
Construction element
Actors
Architect
Linstow, Hans Ditlev Frants (1787 - 1851) [no]
Hans Ditlev Franciscus von Linstow/Tollag Gudmestad
Heritage designation
Located at
Gjøise (Gard) [no], 1108-240/66 [no],
Sandnes (Kommune) [no], Kyrkjevegen 49, 4110 [no], Forsand sokn (06080901), Sandnes prosti, Stavanger bispedømme [no]
Geodata
58.901222, 6.098105, - WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Events
Bygget [no]
1854
Same As (URL)
See also
Legal status
Web reference
Bygningskode Kirkebyggdatabasen 2004
112900101
Bygningsid Kirkebyggdatabasen 2008
1742
Bygningsnummer Matrikkelen
172113184
Gnr Bnr
1108-240/66
DigitaltMuseum
0212214269771
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