Geiranger Church

Geiranger Church
Geiranger kyrkje

View of the church
Geiranger Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
62°05′56″N 7°12′25″E / 62.0989°N 7.2069°E / 62.0989; 7.2069Coordinates: 62°05′56″N 7°12′25″E / 62.0989°N 7.2069°E / 62.0989; 7.2069
Location Stranda Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Hans Klipe
Completed 1842
Specifications
Capacity 114
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Geiranger
Deanery Austre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese Diocese of Møre

Geiranger Church (Norwegian: Geiranger kyrkje) is a parish church in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Geiranger, and the end of the famous Geirangerfjorden. The church is part of the Geiranger parish in the Austre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1842 by the architect Hans Klipe. The church seats about 114 people. The church is the third building on the site. The first building dates back to around 1450 and it was torn down and replaced in 1731. The second church lasted until it burned on 2 July 1841. The third and current church was completed in 1842.[1][2]

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References

  1. "Geiranger kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-06-28.



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