Hjørundfjord Church

Hjørundfjord Church
Hjørundfjord kyrkje

View of the church
Hjørundfjord Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal county
62°12′34″N 6°28′12″E / 62.2094°N 6.4700°E / 62.2094; 6.4700Coordinates: 62°12′34″N 6°28′12″E / 62.2094°N 6.4700°E / 62.2094; 6.4700
Location Ørsta 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 1880
Specifications
Capacity 480
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Hjørundfjord
Deanery Søre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese Diocese of Møre

Hjørundfjord Church (Norwegian: Hjørundfjord kyrkje) is a parish church in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sæbø. The church is part of the Hjørundfjord parish in the Søre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in 1880 by the architect Johannes Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 480 people.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Hjørundfjord kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-08-04.



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