Vanylven Church

Vanylven Church (Norwegian: Vanylven kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Slagnes, on the shore of the Vanylvsfjorden. It is the church for the Vanylven parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, brick church was built in a long church style in 1864 by the architect Georg Andreas Bull. The church seats about 320 people.[1][2]

Vanylven Church
Vanylven kyrkje
View of the church
Vanylven Church
Location of the church
Vanylven Church
Vanylven Church (Norway)
62.0749°N 5.5253°E / 62.0749; 5.5253
LocationVanylven Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Georg Andreas Bull
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1864
Specifications
Capacity320
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishVanylven
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
DioceseMøre

History

This church was built in 1864 to replace the old Saint Jetmund Church, located in the nearby village of Åheim. The new location at Slagnes was chosen since it was between the two large villages of Åheim and Fiskåbygd.[3]

See also
  • List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References
  1. "Vanylven kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  3. "Vanylven kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Kulturnett.no. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
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