Ørsta Church
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| Ørsta Church | |
|---|---|
| Ørsta kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
  Ørsta Church | |
| 62°12′10″N 6°07′37″E / 62.2028°N 6.1269°ECoordinates: 62°12′10″N 6°07′37″E / 62.2028°N 6.1269°E | |
| Location |
Ørsta Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno |
| Completed | 1864 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Ørsta |
| Deanery | Søre Sunnmøre prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Møre |
Ørsta Church (Norwegian: Ørsta kyrkje) is a parish church in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ørsta, at the end of the Ørstafjorden. The church is part of the Ørsta parish in the Søre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in 1864 by the architects Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]
There has been a church here in Ørsta for centuries. There was a stave church and then a cruciform church. In 1864, the previous church was taken down and replaced with the present church.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Ørsta kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
- ↑ "Ørsta kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Ørsta kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
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