Vartdal Church

Vartdal Church
Vartdal kyrkje
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62°19′28″N 6°08′29″E / 62.3245663547°N 6.14128768444°E / 62.3245663547; 6.14128768444
LocationØrsta,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1876
Consecrated1876
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Heinrich Ernst Schirmer
Wilhelm von Hanno
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1876 (148 years ago) (1876)
Specifications
Capacity360
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
ParishVartdal
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85774

Vartdal Church (Norwegian: Vartdal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nordre Vartdal, along the Vartdalsfjorden. It is the church for the Vartdal parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1876 using plans drawn up by the architects Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno. The church seats about 360 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Vartdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 September 2019.