Kirkelandet Church

Kirkelandet Church
Kirkelandet kirke
View of the church
Kirkelandet Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Kirkelandet Church
Kirkelandet Church (Norway)
63°06′52″N 7°43′33″E / 63.1144°N 7.72583°E / 63.1144; 7.72583Coordinates: 63°06′52″N 7°43′33″E / 63.1144°N 7.72583°E / 63.1144; 7.72583
Location Kristiansund Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Website Official Website
History
Status Parish church
Consecrated 1964
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Odd Østbye
Groundbreaking 1961
Completed 1964
Specifications
Capacity 550
Materials Concrete/stone
Administration
Parish Kristiansund
Deanery Ytre Nordmøre prosti
Diocese Diocese of Møre
Clergy
Dean Gerd Anne Aarset
Pastor(s) Tormod Sikkeland

Kirkelandet Church (Norwegian: Kirkelandet Kirke) is the main parish church for Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the island of Kirkelandet in the town of Kristiansund. The church is part of the Kristiansund parish in the Ytre Nordmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The church is also the seat of the deanery, and Gerd Anne Aarset is the Dean. Tormod Sikkeland is the pastor. The church was built in 1964 by the architect Odd Østbye. The church seats about 550 people.

Building

The church is reckoned as one of the most daring "modern" church buildings in Norway. The architect Odd Østbye has created a building which breaks with all traditional church architecture. The architectonic idea behind the church is "Quartz in roses", meaning that the church is shining as a glowing quartz among the roses.[1]

The church was nominated as the contribution from Møre og Romsdal to the "Building of the Century 1905-2005" (Århundrets byggverk 1905–2005) in Norway.

References

  1. ↑ "Kirklandet Church - Norway`s most daring modern church". VisitNorway.com. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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