Leikanger Church (Herøy)
| Leikanger Church | |
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| Leikanger kyrkje | |
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View of the church | |
  Leikanger Church Location in Møre og Romsdal county | |
| 62°14′57″N 5°46′54″E / 62.2492°N 5.7817°ECoordinates: 62°14′57″N 5°46′54″E / 62.2492°N 5.7817°E | |
| Location | Leikong, Herøy, Møre og Romsdal |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Museum |
| Functional status | Historic |
| Architect(s) | Elling Olsson Walbøe |
| Style | Octagonal |
| Completed | 1807 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 380 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Leikanger[1] |
| Deanery | Søre Sunnmøre prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Møre |
Leikanger Church (Norwegian: Leikanger kyrkje) is an octagonal church in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leikong on the eastern coast of the island of Gurskøya. The church is part of the Leikanger parish in the Søre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre.[1][2]
The church building is a wood (log) construction that seats 380 people. It was originally erected in the village of Sjøholt in Ørskog Municipality in 1807. It was then purchased and relocated to Leikong in Herøy in 1872.[3][4]
Pictures
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Exterior in winter
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Altar
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Altar
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Pulpit decorated with the seven virtues.
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Pulpit details
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leikanger kyrkje, Herøy". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ Grimstad, Arnljot (2012): Korleis det kom kyrkje på Leikong. Årsskrift 2012, Ørskog historielag, hefte nr 22.
- ↑ Ekroll, Øystein (2012): Sunnmørskyrkjene - historie, kunst og arkitektur (foto: Per Eide). Bla: Larsnes.
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