Ølen Church

Ølen Church (Norwegian: Ølen kyrkje) is a parish church in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ølensjøen. The church is part of the Ølen parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1874 and it is the largest church in the municipality, seating about 550 people. The church was designed by the architect T. Solheim.[1][2]

Ølen Church
Ølen kyrkje
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59.6035°N 5.8019°E / 59.6035; 5.8019
Location	Vindafjord, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	20 Nov 1874
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	T. Solheim
Completed	1874
Specifications
Capacity	550
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Ølen
Deanery	Haugaland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Stavanger

History

The first known church at Ølen was a stave church that was first mentioned in historical records in 1326. That church replaced during the 1700s with a timber-framed church. That church was eventually torn down and replaced in 1874. This third church at Ølen was consecrated on 20 November 1874 by the local Dean Kierulff from Stord Church.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Ølen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
3. "Ølen kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2015-07-29.