Tysvær Church

Tysvær Church
Tysvær kyrkje
View of the church
(Photo: Jarle Vines)
59°19′53″N 5°29′31″E / 59.331507°N 5.49187°E / 59.331507; 5.49187
LocationTysvær Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1852
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1852 (1852)
Specifications
Capacity490
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryHaugaland prosti
ParishTysvær
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85700

Tysvær Church (Norwegian: 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 long church style in 1852 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 490 people.