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Tysvær Church
Tysvær Church ( no, Tysvær kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysvær Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tysværvåg. It is the church for the Tysvær parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a Churches in Norway#Floor plan, long church style in 1852 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 490 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1338, but the church was not new that year. The old stave church was likely built in the 13th century since the baptismal font is dated back to that time period. In the 1630s, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new church. In 1819, the church was damaged in a storm and it was repaired. In 1852, a new church was constructed right next to the old church, slightly to the northeast. Shortly after the new church was completed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tysvær Municipality
Tysvær is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Rogaland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Haugalandet Districts of Norway, region. The municipality is located on the Haugalandet peninsula on the northern side of the Boknafjorden, just east of the towns of Kopervik and Haugesund (town), Haugesund. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Aksdal. Other villages in the municipality include Dueland, Rogaland, Dueland, Førre, Grinde, Rogaland, Grinde, Hervik, Hindaråvåg, Nedstrand, Skjoldastraumen, Susort, Tysvær (village), Tysvær, and Yrke. The European route E39 highway and European route E134 highways traverse the municipality with their junction located at Aksdal in Tysvær. The Frekasund Bridge on the E39 highway connects the mainland of Tysvær to the island municipality of Bokn to the south. The Karmøy Tunnel connects Tysvær to the town of Kopervik in neighboring Karmøy municipality. The municipality is the 23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
