Falnes Church

Falnes Church
Falnes kirke
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59°09′04″N 5°16′51″E / 59.1511°N 5.2808°E / 59.1511; 5.2808Coordinates: 59°09′04″N 5°16′51″E / 59.1511°N 5.2808°E / 59.1511; 5.2808
Location	Karmøy, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Linstow
Completed	1851
Specifications
Capacity	600
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Falnes
Deanery	Karmøy prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Stavanger

Falnes Church (Norwegian: Falnes kirke) is a parish church in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Skudeneshavn on the southern tip of the island of Karmøy. The church is part of the Falnes parish in the Karmøy deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1851 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 600 people.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Falnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-11-30.

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

	Karmøy municipality: Avaldsnes Church Falnes Church Ferkingstad Church Kopervik Church Norheim Church Torvastad Church Vedavågen Church Åkra Church Old Åkra Church

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