Bakkebø Church

Bakkebø Church (Norwegian: Bakkebø kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Eigersund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the northern part of the town of Egersund. It is one of the two churches for the Egersund parish which is part of the Dalane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, concrete church was built in a rectangular style in 1960 using designs by the architects Arnstein Arneberg and Olav S. Platou. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2] It was consecrated on 29 May 1960.

Bakkebø Church
Bakkebø kyrkje
View of the church
Bakkebø Church
Location of the church
Bakkebø Church
Bakkebø Church (Norway)
58.4708°N 06.0225°E / 58.4708; 06.0225
LocationEigersund Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated29 May 1960
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arnstein Arneberg
and Olav S. Platou
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1960
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishEgersund
DeaneryDalane prosti
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83842

See also

References

  1. "Bakkebø kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

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