Geiranger Church

Geiranger Church
Geiranger kyrkje
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62°05′56″N 7°12′26″E / 62.0988364265°N 7.207136392°E / 62.0988364265; 7.207136392
LocationStranda Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded15th century
Consecrated28 August 1842
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Klipe
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1842 (182 years ago) (1842)
Specifications
Capacity124
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryNordre Sunnmøre prosti
ParishGeiranger
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84237

Geiranger Church (Norwegian: Geiranger kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Geiranger, and the end of the famous Geirangerfjorden. It is the church for the Geiranger parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1842 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Klipe. The church seats about 124 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Geiranger kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 25 August 2019.