Old Stordal Church

Old Stordal Church
Stordal gamle kyrkje
Rosekyrkja
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62°23′02″N 7°00′52″E / 62.3839079563°N 7.01441511512°E / 62.3839079563; 7.01441511512
LocationFjord Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated1789
Architecture
Functional statusMuseum
Architect(s)Ebbe Carsten Tønder
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1789 (235 years ago) (1789)
Closed1908
Specifications
Capacity170
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryNordre Sunnmøre prosti
ParishStordal
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85579

Old Stordal Church (Norwegian: Stordal gamle kyrkje) or the Rosekyrkja is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stordal. It is now a museum owned by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments. It was once the church for the Stordal parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.[1]

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 August 2019.