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Old Åkra Church

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Location
  
Karmøy, Rogaland

Denomination
  
Church of Norway

Functional status
  
Active

Opened
  
1821

Phone
  
+47 52 81 00 01

Diocese
  
Diocese of Stavanger

Country
  
Norway

Churchmanship
  
Evangelical Lutheran

Completed
  
1821

Capacity
  
320

Status
  
Parish church

Old Åkra Church

Address
  
3870,, Idrettsvegen, 4270 Åkrehamn, Norway

Similar
  
Åkra Church, Vedavågen Church, Ferkingstad Church, Falnes Church, Kopervik Church

Old Åkra Church (Norwegian: Åkra gamle kirke) is a parish church in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Åkrehamn located on the western coast of the island of Karmøy. The church is part of the Åkra parish in the Karmøy deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The wooden church was built in 1821 and it seats about 320 people. The new Åkra Church was built nearby in 1985. After that time, the old church has been used mostly for special occasions.

References

Old Åkra Church Wikipedia