Myrbostad Church

Myrbostad Church
Myrbostad kyrkje
View of the church
Myrbostad Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Myrbostad Church
Myrbostad Church (Norway)
62°51′09″N 7°13′00″E / 62.8524°N 7.2166°E / 62.8524; 7.2166Coordinates: 62°51′09″N 7°13′00″E / 62.8524°N 7.2166°E / 62.8524; 7.2166
Location Fræna Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Johannes Henrik Nissen
Completed 1880
Specifications
Capacity 400
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Myrbostad
Deanery Molde domprosti
Diocese Diocese of Møre

Myrbostad Church (Norwegian: Myrbostad kyrkje) is a parish church in Fræna Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the east side of the village of Elnesvågen at the inner end of the Frænfjorden. The church is part of the Myrbostad parish in the Molde arch-deanery in the Diocese of Møre.

Interior

The white wooden church was built in 1880 under the direction of Oslo based architect Johannes Henrik Nissen (1848 – 1915). The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Myrbostad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  2. "Myrbostad Kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fræna kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-05-07.


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