Old Orre Church
| Old Orre Church | |
|---|---|
| Orre gamle kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Old Orre Church Location in Rogaland county  Old Orre Church Location in Rogaland county | |
| 58°43′54″N 5°31′45″E / 58.7318°N 05.5292°ECoordinates: 58°43′54″N 5°31′45″E / 58.7318°N 05.5292°E | |
| Location | Klepp, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | c. 1250 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Orre |
| Deanery | Jæren prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
Old Orre Church (Norwegian: Orre gamle kirke) is a parish church in Klepp municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Orre. The church is part of the Orre parish in the Jæren deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The small, stone church was built around the year 1250. It is situated on a small sandy strip of land between the lake Orrevatnet and the Orrestranda beach along the North Sea. The church is said to have been built by English monks. The church only seated about 150 people. In 1950, the "new" Orre Church was completed in the nearby village of Pollestad.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Orre gamle kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
Church of Norway churches in the Jæren deanery, Rogaland county, Norway | |||
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