Voll Church
Voll Church | |
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Voll kyrkje | |
View of the church | |
![]() ![]() Voll Church Location in Møre og Romsdal | |
62°31′57″N 7°26′38″E / 62.5326°N 7.4438°ECoordinates: 62°31′57″N 7°26′38″E / 62.5326°N 7.4438°E | |
Location |
Rauma Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Gabriel Smith |
Completed | 1896 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Voll |
Deanery | Indre Romsdal prosti |
Diocese | Diocese of Møre |
Voll Church (Norwegian: Voll kyrkje) is a parish church in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Voll in the Måndalen valley along the Romsdalsfjorden. The church is part of the Voll parish in the Indre Romsdal deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white wooden church was built in 1896 by the architect Gabriel Smith.[1][2]
View of the eastern end of the building
The church was built in 1896 to replace an older church dating back to 1674 on the same site. The present church is the largest in Rauma, seating about 290 people. The rectangular church building has an almost-circular extension on the eastern end and a large steeple on the western end.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Voll kyrkje, Måndalen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ↑ "Voll kyrkja" (in Norwegian). Grytten prestegjeld. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
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