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Orre old church

Nordsjøvegen 1022
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Orre old church is Jæren's oldest building, the church is probably originally from 1250. A lot of history is in the walls, and prehistory practically oozes of the ancient church. Imagine who they were, these people who came to this place of worship in the 13th century.

Probably English monks were architects
According to tradition, English monks were architects of the medieval church. To build the church, builders were brought from England by the very rich and powerful man Olru-Kåre. He is mentioned in the Sverre saga. The church was originally without a tower, and even smaller than today. The walls are meter-thick walls with soapstone in the corners. Orre old church got a tower and a small wooden choir in the middle of the 17th century. The armory was built around 1663. Roof tiles were laid in 1768. In 1864, the old choir was demolished, and a new and larger choir was built in line with the outer walls. Two larger empire windows were also installed in the stone wall to the south. The old church bell from the 13th century hangs in the attic above the armory. The soapstone baptismal font returned to the church in 1985 and was deposited by the Stavanger Museum, who took care of the baptismal font in 1878. The baptismal font was sold during the restoration in 1864/65. The altarpiece and pulpit from the first half of the 1600s were made by Jørgen Snekker. The pulpit was painted by Gottfried Hendtzschel, while the altarpiece was painted by Daniel Maler in 1661. The altarpiece was painted over in 1902 and the picture field renewed. A crucifix that is probably from the 15th century was inserted in the middle field.

The church was restored in 1977, and had new wall cladding on the outside. The roof was replaced and asphalt-impregnated boards were obtained. The interior was painted, and the cast iron fireplace from the end of the 19th century was removed. Orre old church was a parish church until 1950. when the new church for the parish was taken into use at Pollestad. Between the church and Orre river there is a memorial stone to commemorate poet Alexander L. Kielland who spent a lot of his holidays at Orre.

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    • LarsG663
      Klepp Municipality, Norway
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      Flott sted
      5 of 5 stars
      Tuesday, 19th March 2019
      Flott sted som passer alle alder. Koselig museum. Fin utgangsplass for tur langs stranda på gode sti. God parkeringsplass. Read full review
    • Jzjsolo
      Saskatchewan, Canada
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      Old historical church
      4 of 5 stars
      Sunday, 24th September 2017
      Closed now since 1950. It was the parish church in the Klepp area. Opened in the year 1250. It was fun to look in the windows and see the numbered box pews. Read full review
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