Skåre Church
Skåre Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haugesund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Haugesund. It is one of the two churches for the Skåre parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway
- Also known as: “Skare”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Haugesund Art Gallery and Vår Frelsers Church.
Haugesund Art Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: David40226543, Public domain.
The Haugesund Art Gallery stands in the north part of Haugesund with a view of the city park and rose garden. The art museum goes back to the Haugesund Art Society, founded in 1913. Haugesund Art Gallery is situated 110 metres south of Skåre Church.
Vår Frelsers Church
Church
Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vår Frelsers Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haugesund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the centre of the town of Haugesund. Vår Frelsers Church is situated 670 metres southeast of Skåre Church.
Haugesund folkebibliotek
Library
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Haugesund folkebibliotek is a library, which is situated 710 metres southeast of Skåre Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norheim and Avaldsnes.
Norheim
Village
Photo: Btd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Norheim is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Karmsundet strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy. Norheim is situated 5 km southeast of Skåre Church.
Avaldsnes
Village
Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.
Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. Avaldsnes is situated 7 km south of Skåre Church.
Røvær
Village
Photo: Elin Thorsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Røvær is an island group in Haugesund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The islands lie off the mainland shore about 10 kilometres northwest of the town of Haugesund. Røvær is situated 10 km west of Skåre Church.
Skåre Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Haugesund, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.4195° or 59° 25′ 10″ northLongitude
5.2634° or 5° 15′ 48″ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Inception
1858Operator
Haugesund kirkelige fellesrådOpen location code
9FF7C797+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 87393457OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Skåre Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Skåre Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سكار”
- Finnish: “Skåren kirkko”
- French: “église de Skåre”
- French: “Église de Skåre”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skåre kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skåre kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skåre kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skåre kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Skåre kirke”
- Norwegian: “Skåre”
- Polish: “Kościół w Skåre”
- Swedish: “Skåre kyrka”
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