Utsira Church

Utsira Church (Norwegian: Utsira kirke) is a parish church in Utsira municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Utsira. The church is part of the Utsira parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1785. It seats about 100 people. A church was first mentioned on the island in 1613. The present church is likely the second church on the site.[1][2][3]

Utsira Church
Utsira kirke
View of the church
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59.3094°N 4.8828°E / 59.3094; 4.8828
Location	Utsira, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Completed	1785
Specifications
Capacity	100
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Utsira
Deanery	Haugaland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Stavanger

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Utsira kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
3. "Utsira kirkested" (in Norwegian). Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved 2015-10-21.