Åna-Sira Church
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Åna-Sira Church (Norwegian: Åna-Sira kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sokndal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åna-Sira, on the northwest shore of the river Sira on the border with Agder county. It is one of the two churches for the Sokndal parish which is part of the Dalane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1888 using designs by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 100 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 16 March 1888.[3]
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Åna-Sira Church | |
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Åna-Sira kirke | |
58.29339°N 06.4420867°E / 58.29339; 06.4420867 | |
Location | Sokndal Municipality, Rogaland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1888 |
Consecrated | 16 Mar 1888 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1888 (136 years ago) (1888) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 150 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
Deanery | Dalane prosti |
Parish | Sokndal |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85971 |
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