Åsskard Church

Åsskard Church
Åsskard kyrkje

View of the church
Åsskard Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
63°01′01″N 8°29′51″E / 63.0169°N 8.4975°E / 63.0169; 8.4975Coordinates: 63°01′01″N 8°29′51″E / 63.0169°N 8.4975°E / 63.0169; 8.4975
Location Surnadal Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Completed 1876
Specifications
Capacity 250
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Åsskard
Deanery Indre Nordmøre prosti
Diocese Diocese of Møre

Åsskard Church (Norwegian: Åsskard kyrkje) is a parish church in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åsskard. The church is part of the Åsskard parish in the Indre Nordmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre.[1]

History

Åsskard Church was built in 1876. It was consecrated by Bishop Andreas Grimelund on 9 November 1876. Christian Hovde was the main builder and Jacob Wilhelm Nordan was the architect. The church was the main church for the old municipality of Åsskard.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Åsskard kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  2. "Åsskard Kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Surnadal kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-04-19.



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