Old Riska Church

Old Riska Church (Norwegian: Riska gamle kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommersåk in the borough of Riska, east of the centre of the city of Sandnes in the western part of the municipality. It is one of the two churches for the Riska parish which is part of the Sandnes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1877, using plans drawn up by the architects Hans Linstow and Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 200 people.^[1][2]

Old Riska Church
Riska gamle kirke
View of the church
58.926229°N 5.851011°E / 58.926229; 5.851011
Location	Sandnes, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1877
Consecrated	1877
Architecture
Functional status	Inactive
Architect(s)	Hans Linstow Henrik Nissen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1877
Specifications
Capacity	200
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Deanery	Sandnes prosti
Parish	Riska
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85302

Over time, the church became too small for the parish. In 1999, the church was retired from regular use when the new, much larger Riska Church was completed (about a block to the northeast). Since that time, this church has only been used for special occasions.

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See also

• List of churches in Rogaland