Riska Church
Riska Church (Norwegian: Riska kirke) is a parish church in Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommersåk in the borough of Riska in the city of Sandnes. The church is part of the Riska parish in the Sandnes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The concrete and stone church was built in 1999 by the architect Odd Magne Vatne. The church seats about 520 people, more than twice as many people as the Old Riska Church, which this church replaced.[1][2]
| Riska Church | |
|---|---|
| Riska kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Riska Church Location in Rogaland county  Riska Church Riska Church (Norway) | |
| 58.9277°N 5.8544°E | |
| Location | Sandnes, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Odd Magne Vatne |
| Completed | 1999 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 520 |
| Materials | Concrete and stone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Riska |
| Deanery | Sandnes prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
See also
References
- "Riska kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
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