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Årdal Church (Rogaland)

Church in Rogaland, Norway

59°09′16″N 6°11′27″E / 59.154558°N 6.19082°E / 59.154558; 6.19082LocationHjelmeland Municipality,
RogalandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1914Consecrated1919ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Einar HallelandArchitectural typeCruciformGroundbreaking1914Completed1916SpecificationsCapacity250MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseStavanger bispedømmeDeaneryRyfylke prostiParishÅrdal

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusNot protectedID85980

Årdal Church (Norwegian: Årdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hjelmeland Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Årdal. It is the church for the Årdal parish which is part of the Ryfylke prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1914-1916 using designs by the architect Einar Halleland. The church seats about 250 people.^[1]^[2]

The church was completed in 1916 to replace the Old Årdal Church which is located about 600 metres (2,000 ft) to the northeast. It was consecrated in 1919.^[3] Since it is the "new" church, it is also known as the New Årdal Church (Norwegian: Nye Årdal kirke).

References

^ "Årdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Årdal kyrkjestad / Årdal kyrkje 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 11 October 2020.