Vats Church

Vats Church (Norwegian: Vats kyrkje) is a parish church in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vats at the southern end of the lake Vatsvatnet. The church is part of the Vats parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1855 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow.[1][2]

Vats Church
Vats kyrkje
View of the church
(Photo: Jarle Vines)
Vats Church
Location in Rogaland county
Vats Church
Vats Church (Norway)
59.4934°N 5.7274°E / 59.4934; 5.7274
LocationVindafjord, Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Completed1855
Specifications
Capacity534
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishVats
DeaneryHaugaland prosti
DioceseDiocese of Stavanger

History

The first church at Vats was most likely a medieval stave church. That church was replaced by a second church in 1640. That church, in turn, was replaced by the present church in 1855.[3]

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See also

References
  1. "Vats kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  3. "Vats kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Vindafjord kommune. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
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