Sira Church (Nesset)

Sira Church / Eresfjord Church
Sira kyrkje / Eresfjord kyrkje
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62°39′58″N 8°06′48″E / 62.66624135°N 8.1133614778°E / 62.66624135; 8.1133614778
LocationMolde Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated29 September 1869.
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian H. Grosch
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1869 (155 years ago) (1869)
Specifications
Capacity307
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryMolde domprosti
ParishEresfjord
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85434

Sira Church or Eresfjord Church (Norwegian: Sira kyrkje/Eresfjord kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eresfjord. It is the church for the Eresfjord parish which is part of the Molde domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in a neo-Gothic style in 1869 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian H. Grosch. The church seats 307 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Sira kyrkje, Eresfjord". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 June 2019.