Randaberg Church ( no, Randaberg kirke) is a

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

of the Church of Norway in Randaberg Municipality in Rogaland county,

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. It is located in the village of Randaberg. It is one of the two churches for the Randaberg

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which is part of the

Tungenes prosti This list of churches in Rogaland is a list of the Church of Norway churches in Rogaland county, Norway. The churches are all part of the Diocese of Stavanger. The diocese is based at the Stavanger Cathedral in the city of Stavanger. The list ...

( deanery) in the

Diocese of Stavanger The Diocese of Stavanger ( no, Stavanger bispedømme) is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers all of Rogaland county in western Norway. The cathedral city is Stavanger, where the Stavanger Cathedral is located. The bishop is Anne Li ...

. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1845 using designs by the

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Hans Linstow Hans Ditlev Franciscus (Frants) von Linstow (4 May 1787 – 10 June 1851) was a Danish/Norwegian architect who designed the Royal Palace in Oslo and much of the surrounding park and the street ''Karl Johans gate''. Background Hans Ditlev Franc ...

. The church seats about 460 people.

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1316, but the church was not new that year. The first church in Randaberg was a

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and it was located about north of the present site of the church. The original church sat just east of the tall ''Randabergfjellet'' mountain, a notable geographic feature in the municipality. In 1415, the church underwent some repairs and renovations. During the 1600s, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new timber-framed building. In 1845, a new church was built about to the south in what is now the village of Randaberg. After the new church was completed, the old church was torn down.

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History

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