Kirkelandet Church

Kirkelandet Church
Kirkelandet kirke
View of the church
Kirkelandet Church Location in Møre og Romsdal
63°06′52″N 7°43′33″E / 63.1144°N 7.72583°ECoordinates: 63°06′52″N 7°43′33″E / 63.1144°N 7.72583°E
Location	Kristiansund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Website	Official Website
History
Consecrated	1964
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Odd Østbye
Groundbreaking	1961
Completed	1964
Specifications
Capacity	900
Materials	Concrete/stone
Administration
Parish	Kristiansund
Deanery	Ytre Nordmøre prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Møre
Clergy
Dean	Sverre Reinert Jansen

Kirkelandet Church (Norwegian: Kirkelandet Kirke) is the main parish church for Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the island of Kirkelandet in the town of Kristiansund. The church is part of the Kristiansund parish in the Ytre Nordmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The church is also the seat of the deanery, and Sverre Reinert Jansen is the Dean. The church was built in 1964 by the architect Odd Østbye. The church seats about 900 people.^[1]

Building

The church is reckoned as one of the most daring "modern" church buildings in Norway. The architect Odd Østbye has created a building which breaks with all traditional church architecture. The architectonic idea behind the church is "Quartz in roses", meaning that the church is shining as a glowing quartz among the roses.^[2]

The church was nominated as the contribution from Møre og Romsdal to the "Building of the Century 1905-2005" (Århundrets byggverk 1905–2005) in Norway.

Media gallery

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  Exterior back

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  Interior front

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  Interior

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  Close up of the exterior

References

1. "Kirkelandet kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
2. "Kirklandet Church - Norway`s most daring modern church". VisitNorway.com. Retrieved 2010-11-21.

External links

• The churches in Kristiansund
• Kontakt