Otrøy Church
| Otrøy Church | |
|---|---|
| Otrøy kyrkje | |
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Otrøy kirke Credit: Henny Stokseth | |
  Otrøy Church Location in Møre og Romsdal | |
| 62°41′59″N 6°42′20″E / 62.6997°N 6.7055°ECoordinates: 62°41′59″N 6°42′20″E / 62.6997°N 6.7055°E | |
| Location |
Midsund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Sør-Aukra Church |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
| Completed | 1878 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Midsund |
| Deanery | Molde domprosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Møre |
Otrøy Church (Norwegian: Otrøy kyrkje; historical: Sør-Aukra Church) is a parish church in Midsund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Uglvik, a couple of kilometers northeast of the village of Midsund on the island of Otrøya. The church is part of the Midsund parish in the Molde arch-deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white wooden church was built in 1878 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 300 people. This was the main church of the old Sør-Aukra municipality, and at that time it was called Sør-Aukra church.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Otrøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
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