Ørsta Church

Ørsta Church (Norwegian: Ørsta kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ørsta. It is the church for the Ørsta parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1864 by the architects Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

Ørsta Church
Ørsta kyrkje
View of the church
Ørsta Church
Location of the church
Ørsta Church
Ørsta Church (Norway)
62.2028°N 6.1269°E / 62.2028; 6.1269
LocationØrsta Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1864
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishØrsta
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
DioceseMøre

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1385, but the church wasn't new at that time. The first church was a stave church. In 1665, the roof was severely damaged due to lightning strikes and a new roof was built. Sometime before 1685, cross-arms were built to transform the church into a cruciform design. In 1864, a new church was constructed about 30 metres (98 ft) to the northeast and when it was completed, the old church was torn down. Some of the interior furnishings of the old church were reused in the new church. Some of the interior design elements were inspired by the historic Urnes Stave Church.[3][4]

See also
  • List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References
  1. "Ørsta kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  3. "Ørsta kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Ørsta kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  4. "Ørsta kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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