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Åna-Sira Church

Coordinates: 58°17′36″N 6°26′32″E / 58.29339°N 06.4420867°E / 58.29339; 06.4420867
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Åna-Sira Church
Åna-Sira kirke
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58°17′36″N 6°26′32″E / 58.29339°N 06.4420867°E / 58.29339; 06.4420867
LocationSokndal Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1888
Consecrated16 Mar 1888
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1888 (136 years ago) (1888)
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryDalane prosti
ParishSokndal
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85971

Åna-Sira Church (Norwegian: Åna-Sira kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sokndal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åna-Sira, on the northwest shore of the river Sira on the border with Agder county. It is one of the two churches for the Sokndal parish which is part of the Dalane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1888 using designs by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 100 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 16 March 1888.[3]

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  1. ^ "Åna-Sira kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Åna-Sira kirke" (in Norwegian). Sokndal kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 21 July 2016.