Askje Church

Askje Church
Askje kirke
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59°03′49″N 5°41′14″E / 59.0637°N 5.6871°E / 59.0637; 5.6871Coordinates: 59°03′49″N 5°41′14″E / 59.0637°N 5.6871°E / 59.0637; 5.6871
Location	Rennesøy, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Linstow
Completed	1846
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Mosterøy
Deanery	Tungenes prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Stavanger

Askje Church (Norwegian: Askje kirke) is a parish church in Rennesøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Askje on the island of Mosterøy. The church is part of the Mosterøy parish in the Tungenes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1846 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 250 people.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Askje kirke, Mosterøy". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-12-29.

Church of Norway churches in the Tungenes deanery, Rogaland county, Norway
	Finnøy municipality: Fogn Hesby Jørstad Sjernarøy Talgje Kvitsøy municipality: Kvitsøy Randaberg municipality: Grødem Randaberg
	Rennesøy municipality: Askje Hausken Sørbø Utstein Vestre Åmøy Sola municipality: Ræge Sola Sørnes Tananger Tananger Chapel

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