Strand Church

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Strand Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Strand Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tau. It is the church for the Strand parish which is part of the Ryfylke prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1874 using designs by the architect Fritz von der Lippe. The church seats about 284 people. ()

Local name: Strand kirke Completed: 1874 (150 years ago)Capacity: 284Coordinates: 59°3'6"N, 5°55'51"E

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RogalandNorway

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Strand Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jørpeland Church, Talgje Church, Idse, Idsal.

4.4 miSE
Church
Jørpeland Church, Jørpeland
113 min walk • Jørpeland Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Strand Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Jørpeland. It is the church for the Jørpeland parish which is part of the Ryfylke prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger.
4.9 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Talgje Church, Talgje
126 min walk • Talgje Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Talgje.
4.7 miS
Island
Idse
121 min walk • Idse is an island in Strand municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 4.9-square-kilometre island lies between the Idsefjorden and Høgsfjorden, about 6.5 kilometres west of the town of Jørpeland.
5.2 miS
Island
Idsal
134 min walk • Idsal is an island in Strand municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 3.1-square-kilometre island lies directly between the island of Idse and the mainland with the Idsefjorden and the Høgsfjorden on either side of the island.
3.8 miW
Island
Sør-Hidle
97 min walk • Hidle or Sør-Hidle is an island in Strand municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 1.4-square-kilometre island lies at the southeastern edge of a large archipelago of islands located between the Boknafjorden and the mouth of the Høgsfjorden, just to the northeast of city of Stavanger.
2.5 miSW
Island
Heng
64 min walk • Heng is a small island in the Strand municipality of Rogaland, Norway. The 0.6-square-kilometre island lies in the Idsefjorden, about 3 kilometres southwest of the village of Tau on the mainland.
4.3 miW
Tunnel
Ryfast, Stavanger
111 min walk • Ryfast is a subsea tunnel system in Rogaland county, Norway. The tunnel system is part of the Norwegian National Road 13, and it runs between the city of Stavanger in Stavanger Municipality, under a large fjord, and the area of Solbakk in the municipality of Strand.
6.5 miNW
Tunnel
Finnøy Tunnel, Talgje
165 min walk • The Finnøy Tunnel or Finnøy Fixed Link is an undersea road tunnel in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It connects the island of Finnøy to the nearby island of Rennesøy, and ultimately to the city of Stavanger on the mainland.
3.3 miW
Tunnel
Ryfylke Tunnel, Stavanger
83 min walk • The Ryfylke Tunnel is an undersea road tunnel in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the Norwegian National Road 13 running between Stavanger and Ryfylke under the Horgefjord. The tunnel is part of the Ryfast project. It is 14.4 kilometres long and is currently the world's longest and deepest subsea road tunnel.
6.1 miSW
Island
Lindøy
155 min walk • Lindøy is an island in the Byfjorden in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 280-decare island lies about 4 kilometres northeast of the centre of the city of Stavanger.
0.9 miN
Village
Tau
24 min walk • For outdoor enthusiasts, Tau is a gateway to some of Norway's most breathtaking landscapes. Hikers can embark on the challenging yet rewarding journey to Preikestolen, a flat-topped cliff that towers over the fjord below, offering panoramic views of the surrounding...