Old Orre Church
Old Orre Church (Norwegian: Orre gamle kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Klepp Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Orre. It formerly was the main church for the Orre parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The small stone church was built in a long church style around the year 1250 using designs by English monks. The church seats about 150 people. It is situated on a small sandy strip of land between the lake Orrevatnet and the Orrestranda beach along the North Sea.
| Old Orre Church | |
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| Orre gamle kirke | |
View of the church | |
| 58.731388°N 05.529463°E | |
| Location | Klepp Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | c. 1250 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | English monks |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Completed | c. 1250 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
| Deanery | Jæren prosti |
| Parish | Orre |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 5339 |
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