Sola Church (Norwegian: Sola kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sola Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Solakrossen. It is the church for the Sola parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The gray concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 2020 using designs by the architectural firm Brandsbergs-Dahl Arkitekter. The church seats about 300 people.[1]
| Sola Church | |
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| Sola kirke | |
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| 58°53′20″N 5°38′53″E / 58.88886°N 5.647997°E | |
| Location | Sola Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Consecrated | 18 Oct 2020 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Brandsbergs- Dahl Arkitekter |
| Architectural type | Rectangular |
| Groundbreaking | 29 Mar 2019 |
| Completed | 2020 |
| Construction cost | 91 million kr |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
| Deanery | Tungenes prosti |
| Parish | Sola |
The church was built to replace the Old Sola Church as the main church for the parish. The old church was located outside of the village on the other side of the airport. This church cost a total of 91 million kr to build.[2][1]
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References edit
- ^ a b "Søndag vigsles nye Sola kirke" (in Norwegian). Sola kirkelige fellesråd. 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Sola Church". JAJA. Retrieved 18 October 2020.