Voll Church

Voll Church
Voll kyrkje

View of the church
Voll Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Voll Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
62°31′57″N 7°26′38″E / 62.5326°N 7.4438°E / 62.5326; 7.4438Coordinates: 62°31′57″N 7°26′38″E / 62.5326°N 7.4438°E / 62.5326; 7.4438
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 Romsdal Fjord. 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

  1. ↑ "Voll kyrkje, Måndalen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Voll kyrkja" (in Norwegian). Grytten prestegjeld. Retrieved 2013-05-28.



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