Ålesund Church

Ålesund Church
Ålesund kyrkje

View of the church
Ålesund Church

Location in Møre og Romsdal county

62°28′16″N 6°08′45″E / 62.4712°N 6.1459°ECoordinates: 62°28′16″N 6°08′45″E / 62.4712°N 6.1459°E
Location Ålesund Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Sverre Knudsen
Completed 1909
Specifications
Capacity 800
Materials Stone/marble
Administration
Parish Ålesund
Deanery Nordre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese Diocese of Møre

Ålesund Church (Norwegian: Ålesund kyrkje) is a parish church in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the center of the town of Ålesund, on the island of Aspøya. The church is part of the Ålesund parish in the Nordre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The large stone church was built in 1909 by the architect Sverre Knudsen. The church seats about 800 people.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Ålesund kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-07-24.