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Old Veøy Church
Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Old Veøy Church (Norwegian: Veøy gamle kyrkje) is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Veøya which lies in the Romsdalsfjorden. It was the main church for the Veøy parish until its closing in 1901. The church was a part of the Molde domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Møre and now it is part of the Romsdal Museum. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in the 1200s by an unknown architect. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]
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Old Veøy Church | |
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Veøy gamle kyrkje | |
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62°40′28″N 7°25′40″E | |
Location | Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 11th century |
Consecrated | c. 1200 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Preserved museum |
Architectural type | Long church |
Style | Romanesque |
Completed | c. 1200 (824 years ago) (1200) |
Closed | 1907 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 400 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Møre bispedømme |
Deanery | Molde domprosti |
Parish | Røvik og Veøy |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 107967 |
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