Årdal Church (Rogaland)

Årdal Church
Årdal kyrkje
View of the church
59.154558°N 6.19082°E / 59.154558; 6.19082
Location	Hjelmeland Municipality, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1914
Consecrated	1919
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Einar Halleland
Architectural type	Cruciform
Groundbreaking	1914
Completed	1916
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Deanery	Ryfylke prosti
Parish	Årdal
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85980

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]

View of the church

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).

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

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