Austefjord Church

Austefjord Church (Norwegian: Austefjord kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It is located in the village of Fyrde, at the eastern end of the Austefjorden. It is the church for the Austefjord parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1773 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 150 people.[1][2]

Austefjord Church
Austefjord kyrkje
View of the church
Austefjord Church
Location of the church
Austefjord Church
Austefjord Church (Norway)
62.0614°N 6.3257°E / 62.0614; 6.3257
LocationVolda,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1879
EventsMoved from Bjugn in 1879
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1773
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishAustefjord
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
DioceseMøre

History

The church was originally built in 1773 (some sources say 1766) in the village of Nes in the former municipality of Bjugn, where it was known as Nes Church. The Bjugn parish sold the church to the parish of Volda in April 1879 for 2800 kr. The church was then disassembled and moved from Nes to the village of Fyrde. It was reassembled there and renamed Austefjord Church. The new church was completed in November of 1879.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Austefjord kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  3. "Nes gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  4. "Austefjord kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
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