Tysvær Church

Tysvær Church
Tysvær kyrkje

View of the church
(Photo: Jarle Vines)
Tysvær Church
Location in Rogaland county
Tysvær Church
Location in Rogaland county
59°19′53″N 5°29′30″E / 59.3315°N 5.4916°E / 59.3315; 5.4916Coordinates: 59°19′53″N 5°29′30″E / 59.3315°N 5.4916°E / 59.3315; 5.4916
Location Tysvær, Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Hans Linstow
Completed 1852
Specifications
Capacity 450
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Tysvær
Deanery Haugaland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

Tysvær Church (Norwegian: Tysvær kyrkje) is a parish church in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tysværvåg. The church is part of the Tysvær parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1852 using plans by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Tysvær kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-09-23.



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