Nærbø Church

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Nærbø Church
Nærbø kirke

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Nærbø Church
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Nærbø Church
Nærbø Church (Norway)
58°39′30″N5°39′24″E / 58.6582°N 05.6568°E / 58.6582; 05.6568 Coordinates: 58°39′30″N5°39′24″E / 58.6582°N 05.6568°E / 58.6582; 05.6568
Location , Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Gunnar Fossen
Completed 2005
Specifications
Capacity 500
Materials Stone and glass
Administration
Parish Nærbø
Deanery Jæren prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

Nærbø Church (Norwegian : Nærbø kirke) is a parish church in municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nærbø. The church is part of the Nærbø parish in the Jæren deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The stone and glass church was built in 2005 by the architect Gunnar Fossen. The church seats about 500 people. It was built to replace the Old Nærbø Church which was nearly 200 years old and too small for the community. This church cost about 44 million kr to build. [1] [2]

Norwegian language North Germanic language spoken in Norway

Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional varieties, and some Norwegian and Swedish dialects, in particular, are very close. These Scandinavian languages, together with Faroese and Icelandic as well as some extinct languages, constitute the North Germanic languages. Faroese and Icelandic are hardly mutually intelligible with Norwegian in their spoken form because continental Scandinavian has diverged from them. While the two Germanic languages with the greatest numbers of speakers, English and German, have close similarities with Norwegian, neither is mutually intelligible with it. Norwegian is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era.

Parish church church which acts as the religious centre of a parish

A parish church in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, often allowing its premises to be used for non-religious community events. The church building reflects this status, and there is considerable variety in the size and style of parish churches. Many villages in Europe have churches that date back to the Middle Ages, but all periods of architecture are represented.

Hå Municipality in Rogaland, Norway

is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is the southernmost municipality in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Varhaug. Other villages in Hå include Brusand, Hæen, Nærbø, Obrestad, Ogna, Sirevåg, and Vigrestad.

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References

  1. "Nærbø kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-06-22.