Vartdal Church

Vartdal Church (Norwegian: Vartdal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It is located in the village of Nordre Vartdal, along the Vartdalsfjorden. It is the church for the Vartdal 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 1876 by the architect Heinrich Ernst Schirmer. The church seats about 360 people.[1][2]

Vartdal Church
Vartdal kyrkje
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Vartdal Church
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Vartdal Church
Vartdal Church (Norway)
62.3246°N 6.1413°E / 62.3246; 6.1413
LocationØrsta,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1876
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Heinrich Ernst Schirmer
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1876
Specifications
Capacity360
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishVartdal
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
DioceseMøre

See also

References

  1. "Vartdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-09-15.


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