Old Riska Church

Old Riska Church
Riska gamle kirke
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58°55′34″N 5°51′04″E / 58.926229°N 5.851011°E / 58.926229; 5.851011
LocationSandnes,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1877
Consecrated1877
Architecture
Functional statusInactive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Henrik Nissen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1877
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeanerySandnes prosti
ParishRiska
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85302

Old Riska Church (Norwegian: Riska gamle kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommersåk in the borough of Riska, east of the centre of the city of Sandnes in the western part of the municipality. It is one of the two churches for the Riska parish which is part of the Sandnes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1877, using plans drawn up by the architects Hans Linstow and Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

Over time, the church became too small for the parish. In 1999, the church was retired from regular use when the new, much larger Riska Church was completed (about a block to the northeast). Since that time, this church has only been used for special occasions.

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References

  1. ^ "Riska gamle kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 October 2020.