Eid Church (Rauma)

Eid Church
Eid kyrkje
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62°35′23″N 7°29′50″E / 62.5896737563°N 7.4972744286°E / 62.5896737563; 7.4972744286
LocationRauma Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated9 Oct 1797
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1797 (227 years ago) (1797)
Specifications
Capacity190
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryIndre Romsdal prosti
ParishEid og Holm
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84061

Eid Church (Norwegian: Eid kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eidsbygda. It is the main church for the Eid og Holm parish which is part of the Indre Romsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1797 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 190 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Eid kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Eid Kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Kulturnett: Møre og Romsdal. Retrieved 27 May 2013.