Vestnes Church | |
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Vestnes kyrkje | |
62°37′39″N 7°05′06″E / 62.62760841858°N 7.08493816859°E | |
Location | Vestnes Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | c. 14th century |
Consecrated | 1872 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan Anders Johnsen Berg |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1872 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 480 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Møre bispedømme |
Deanery | Indre Romsdal prosti |
Parish | Vestnes |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 85815 |
Vestnes Church (Norwegian: Vestnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vestnes. It is the church for the Vestnes parish which is part of the Indre Romsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1872 by Anders Johnsen Berg who used plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 480 people.[1][2][3]