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Vågøy Church
Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vågøy Church (Norwegian: Vågøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hustadvika Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Vågøya at the entrance to the Frænfjorden. It is one of the two churches for the Vågøy og Myrbostad parish which is part of the Molde domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1904 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Havnæs. The church seats about 550 people.[1][2][3]
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Vågøy kyrkje | |
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62°49′22″N 7°01′47″E | |
Location | Hustadvika Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 1904 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Ole Havnæs |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1904 (120 years ago) (1904) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 550 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Møre bispedømme |
Deanery | Molde domprosti |
Parish | Vågøy og Myrbostad |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 85881 |
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