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Bokn

Bokn Church

Bokn Church is the only church at Bokn. It`s a traditional wooden long church and it was consecrated in 1847 and seats 300 persons. The altarpiece from 1924 is...

Gjerde Church

Gjerde Church erected in 1676. Features include distinctive wall decorations. Rune stone adjacent to the church.

Grindheim Church

In Grindheim, as at Støle, we are able to observe the connection between the church, the cemetery and a pre-Christian burial ground. This was the largest...

Landets første kirke på Moster

Situated beside Moster amfi is one of norway’s oldest churches. a saga tells that in 995 olav tryggvason set fire to the pagan temple at Moster and established...

Tysvær

Nedstrand Church

Nedstrand Church was built in 1868. In 1829 architect Linstow made a standard design for Norwegian churches. Nedstrand church is built mainly after his design...

Ølen Church

The present church in Ølen was built in 1874. It was built by the sea to save worshippers who had rowed to church from having to climb the steep hill, and to...

The church was designed by Architect Einar Halleland. The building is constructed in red-facing-brick and in a New-Gotic, historistic style. The tower is 160 feet high. The church was dedicated in 1901 and can seat 1030 people.

St. Olav`s churh at Avaldsnes - the mighty monument of former days of glory!

Avaldsnes is the oldest royal seat in Norway! It was here Harald Fairhair established his main royal seat after winning the battle at Hafrsfjord in 872 AD....

Etne

Stødle Church

In Stødle, as at Grindheim, we are able to observe the connection between the church, cemetery and a pre-Christian burial ground. The long church was the...

Utsira Church

Construction of this timbered church started in 1780. It was completed in 1785 and was officially opened the same year. At that time it looked like a wooden...