Romfo Church

Romfo Church
Romfo kyrkje
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62°36′09″N 8°56′21″E / 62.6024978947°N 8.9391267299°E / 62.6024978947; 8.9391267299
LocationSunndal Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated14 August 1821
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Pedersen Tøfte
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1821 (203 years ago) (1821)
Specifications
Capacity267
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryIndre Nordmøre prosti
ParishRomfo
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85314

Romfo Church (Norwegian: Romfo kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Romfo in the inner part of the Sunndalen valley, along the river Driva. It is the main church for the Romfo parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1821 by the architect Ole Pedersen Tøfte. The church seats about 267 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Romfo kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 April 2019.