Bjørke Church (Ørsta)

Bjørke Church
Bjørke kyrkje

View of the church
Bjørke Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal county
62°06′24″N 6°33′24″E / 62.1066°N 6.5566°E / 62.1066; 6.5566Coordinates: 62°06′24″N 6°33′24″E / 62.1066°N 6.5566°E / 62.1066; 6.5566
Location Ørsta Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Mathias Brække
Completed 1919
Specifications
Capacity 200
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Storfjorden
Deanery Søre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese Diocese of Møre

Bjørke Church (Norwegian: Bjørke kyrkje, also known as Storfjord kyrkje) is a parish church in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjørke. The church is part of the Storfjorden parish in the Søre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in 1919 by the architect Mathias Brække. The church seats about 200 people. The church was consecrated on 16 September 1920 by Bishop Peter Hognestad.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bjørke kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  3. ↑ "Bjørke kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Ørsta kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-08-04.



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