Førre Church

Førre Church
Førre kyrkje
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59°25′28″N 5°22′52″E / 59.4244°N 5.3810°E / 59.4244; 5.3810Coordinates: 59°25′28″N 5°22′52″E / 59.4244°N 5.3810°E / 59.4244; 5.3810
Location	Tysvær, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Tjerand T. Solheim
Completed	1893
Specifications
Capacity	350
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Førresfjorden
Deanery	Haugaland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Stavanger

Førre Church (Norwegian: Førre kyrkje) is a parish church in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Førre. The church is part of the Førresfjorden parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The wooden church was built in 1893 using designs by the architect Tjerand T. Solheim. The church seats about 350 people.^[1]^[2]

References

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

Church of Norway churches in the Haugaland deanery, Rogaland county, Norway

	Bokn municipality: Bokn Haugesund municipality: Rossabø Skåre Udland Vår Frelsers Tysvær municipality: Aksdal Førre Nedstrand Skjoldastraumen Tysvær

	Utsira municipality: Utsira Vindafjord municipality: Bjoa Imsland Sandeid Skjold Vats Vikebygd Vikedal Ølen

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