Kornstad Church

Kornstad Church
Kornstad kyrkje
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62°57′53″N 7°27′24″E / 62.9648574829°N 7.456630379°E / 62.9648574829; 7.456630379
LocationAverøy Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated1871
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1871 (153 years ago) (1871)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryYtre Nordmøre prosti
ParishKornstad
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84822

Kornstad Church (Norwegian: Kornstad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kornstad on the western coast of the island of Averøya, along the Kornstadfjorden. It is the church for the Kornstad parish which is part of the Ytre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1871 using plans by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kornstad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 May 2019.