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Old Orre Church

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Norway Orre old church in Rogaland
Norway Orre old church in Rogaland

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.

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Old Orre Church
Nordsjøvegen, Klepp

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Orre gamle kyrkje

Nordsjøvegen
4343 Klepp
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