Egersund Church
Egersund Church (Norwegian: Egersund kirke) is a parish church in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Egersund. The church is part of the Egersund parish in the Dalane deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden, cruciform church was built around the year 1623. It was expanded and renovated in 1785 and again in 1927. The church seats just over 1,000 people. There is historical evidence to show that a church has been on this site since possibly the 11th century AD.[1][2][3]
| Egersund Church | |
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| Egersund kirke | |
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  Egersund Church Location in Rogaland county  Egersund Church Egersund Church (Norway) | |
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| Location | Eigersund, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Cruciform |
| Completed | c. 1623 |
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| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Egersund |
| Deanery | Dalane prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
See also
References
- "Egersund kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- "Egersund kirke" (in Norwegian). Eigersund kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
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