Stangvik Church

Stangvik Church
Stangvik kyrkje
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62°55′01″N 8°27′33″E / 62.9170703251°N 8.4591896832°E / 62.9170703251; 8.4591896832
LocationSurnadal Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1407
Consecrated2 July 1897
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Karl Norum
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1897 (127 years ago) (1897)
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryIndre Nordmøre prosti
ParishStangvik
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85548

Stangvik Church (Norwegian: Stangvik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stangvik on the shores of the Stangvikfjorden. It is the church for the Stangvik parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1897 using plans drawn up by the architect Karl Norum and the builder Lars Mogstad. The church seats about 600 people, making it the largest church in Nordmøre.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Stangvik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 14 April 2019.