Ørskog Church

Ørskog Church
Ørskog kyrkje
View of the church
Ørskog Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Ørskog Church
Ørskog Church (Norway)
62°28′44″N 6°48′44″E / 62.4790°N 6.8122°E / 62.4790; 6.8122Coordinates: 62°28′44″N 6°48′44″E / 62.4790°N 6.8122°E / 62.4790; 6.8122
Location Ørskog Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Completed 1873
Specifications
Capacity 650
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Ørskog
Deanery Austre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese Diocese of Møre

Ørskog Church (Norwegian: Ørskog kyrkje) is a parish church in Ørskog Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sjøholt. The church is part of the Ørskog parish in the Austre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white wooden church was built in 1873 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. This church is the most recent in a series of churches located on this site dating back to at least the 13th century.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. "Ørskog kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. "Ørskog kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Kulturnett: Møre og Romsdal.



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