Tysvær Church | |
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Tysvær kyrkje | |
View of the church
(Photo: Jarle Vines) |
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59°19′53″N 5°29′30″E / 59.3315°N 5.4916°ECoordinates: 59°19′53″N 5°29′30″E / 59.3315°N 5.4916°E | |
Location | Tysvær, Rogaland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
Completed | 1852 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 450 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Tysvær |
Deanery | Haugaland prosti |
Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
Tysvær Church (Norwegian: Tysvær kyrkje) is a parish church in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tysværvåg. The church is part of the Tysvær parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1852 using plans by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 450 people.