Fjørtoft Church

Fjørtoft Church
Fjørtoft kyrkje
Fjørtoft Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
62°42′23″N 6°22′29″E / 62.7063°N 6.3748°E / 62.7063; 6.3748Coordinates: 62°42′23″N 6°22′29″E / 62.7063°N 6.3748°E / 62.7063; 6.3748
Location Haram Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Johannes Henrik Nissen
Completed 1878
Specifications
Capacity 200
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Fjørtoft
Deanery Nordre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese Diocese of Møre

Fjørtoft Church (Norwegian: Fjørtoft kyrkje) is a parish church in Haram Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the northern side of the small island of Fjørtofta. The church is part of the Fjørtoft parish in the Nordre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in 1878 to serve the residents of the island. The architect was Johannes Henrik Nissen, and the building seats about 200 people.[1][2]

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References

  1. "Fjørtoft kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-07-10.



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