Key Location | Cultural Heritage
Egersund Church
Situated along Kystpilegrimsleia
Egersund Church, with its long history and beautiful location, is a natural starting point for pilgrims embarking on the journey along the Coastal Pilgrimage Route. Here, many pilgrims begin their journey along the historic route northward along the west coast of Norway.
Website
https://kirken.no/eigersundAddress
Eigersund Parish administration office, Damsgårdsgaten 4A, 4370 Egersund
Phone
+47 51 46 33 30Egersund Church is a key site in Egersund and the city’s oldest building. It was originally constructed as a low-roofed long church in the 1620s.
The discovery of a standing stone-like gravestone with runes suggests that there was already a church in Egersund in the 11th century, but it is only in 1292 that records confirm the existence of a church in Egersund.
The current church, located on what was once called Hedningeholmen, is believed to be a direct successor to this earlier church.
After a renovation at the end of the 19th century, it became the second-largest church in Rogaland, with 1,160 seats.