Sylte Church | |
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Sylte kyrkje | |
62°17′58″N 7°15′47″E / 62.2993367178°N 7.26301699876°E | |
Location | Fjord Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 14th century |
Consecrated | 5 Nov 1863 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Nils Liaaen |
Architectural type | Long church |
Style | Empire style |
Completed | 1863 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 350 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Møre bispedømme |
Deanery | Nordre Sunnmøre prosti |
Parish | Norddal |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 85026 |
Sylte Church (Norwegian: Sylte kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valldal, which is also known as Sylte. It is one of the two churches for the Norddal parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in an Empire style in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Andersen Liaaen. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]