Rovde Church | |
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Rovde kyrkje | |
62°10′35″N 5°44′24″E / 62.1762915696°N 5.7398677468°E | |
Location | Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 2 Nov 1872 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Lars Tornæs |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1872 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 350 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Møre bispedømme |
Deanery | Søre Sunnmøre prosti |
Parish | Rovde |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 85320 |
Rovde Church (Norwegian: Rovde kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Vanylven in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rovdane, along the Rovdefjorden. It is the church for the Rovde 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 1872 using plans drawn up by the architect Lars Tornæs from Ålesund. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]