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Vågstranda Church
Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vågstranda Church (Norwegian: Vågstranda kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vågstranda on the coast of Romsdal Fjord. It is the church for the Vågstranda parish which is part of the Indre Romsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1869 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and the builder G. Olsen. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]
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Vågstranda kyrkje | |
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62°36′21″N 7°19′19″E | |
Location | Vestnes Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1869 |
Consecrated | 1869 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1869 (155 years ago) (1869) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Møre bispedømme |
Deanery | Indre Romsdal prosti |
Parish | Vågstranda |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85880 |
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