Hopen Church

Hopen Church (Norwegian: Hopen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Smøla Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hopen, along the northern coast of the island of Smøla. It is the church for the Hopen parish which is part of the Ytre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1892 by the architect Adolph Schirmer. The church seats about 260 people.[1][2]

Hopen Church
Hopen kirke
View of the church
Hopen Church
Location of the church
Hopen Church
Hopen Church (Norway)
63.4659°N 8.0133°E / 63.4659; 8.0133
LocationSmøla Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Adolph Schirmer
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1892
Specifications
Capacity260
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishHopen
DeaneryYtre Nordmøre prosti
DioceseMøre

The church was the main church for the old Hopen Municipality. Hopen Municipality was merged into Smøla in 1960 and today this is one of three churches for the municipality of Smøla.

See also

References

  1. "Hopen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
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