Vats Church

Vats Church
Vats kyrkje
View of the church (Photo: Jarle Vines)
Vats Church Location in Rogaland county Vats Church Location in Rogaland county
59°29′36″N 5°43′39″E / 59.4934°N 5.7274°ECoordinates: 59°29′36″N 5°43′39″E / 59.4934°N 5.7274°E
Location	Vindafjord, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Linstow
Completed	1855
Specifications
Capacity	534
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Vats
Deanery	Haugaland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Stavanger

Vats Church (Norwegian: Vats kyrkje) is a parish church in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vats at the southern end of the lake Vatsvatnet. The church is part of the Vats parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1855 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow.^[1][2]

History

The first church at Vats was most likely a medieval stave church. That church was replaced by a second church in 1640. That church, in turn, was replaced by the present church in 1855.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Vats kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
3. "Vats kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Vindafjord kommune. Retrieved 2015-08-17.