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Old Riska Church

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Location
  
Sandnes, Rogaland

Denomination
  
Church of Norway

Functional status
  
Active

Opened
  
1877

Status
  
Parish church

Architect
  
Hans Linstow

Country
  
Norway

Churchmanship
  
Evangelical Lutheran

Completed
  
1877

Capacity
  
200

Diocese
  
Diocese of Stavanger

Old Riska Church

Address
  
Kaiveien, 4310 Hommersåk, Norway

Similar
  
Riska Church, Høyland Church, Julebygda Chapel, Høle Church, Sviland Chapel

Old Riska Church (Norwegian: Riska gamle kirke) is a historic parish church in Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommersåk in the borough of Riska in the city of Sandnes. The church is part of the Sandnes parish in the Sandnes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1877 using plans by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 200 people. 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 is only used for special occasions.

References

Old Riska Church Wikipedia