Kleive Church
| Kleive Church | |
|---|---|
| Kleive kyrkje | |
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View of the church | |
  Kleive Church Location in Møre og Romsdal | |
| 62°47′56″N 7°39′18″E / 62.7990°N 7.6551°ECoordinates: 62°47′56″N 7°39′18″E / 62.7990°N 7.6551°E | |
| Location |
Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Empire style |
| Completed | 1858 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 270 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Kleive |
| Deanery | Molde domprosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Møre |
Kleive Church (Norwegian: Kleive kyrkje) is a parish church in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kleive, at the eastern end of the Fannefjorden. The church is the only church in the Kleive parish which is part of the Molde arch-deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1858 in the Empire style. The church seats about 270 people.[1]
History
In 1589, historical records show that a stave church existed in Kleive. That is the oldest known church at that site. That church was demolished in 1697 and a new cruciform church was built to replace it. In 1857, that cruciform church was torn down and the present octagonal church was built.
See also
References
- ↑ "Kleive kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
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