Sylte Church

Sylte Church
Sylte kyrkje
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62°17′58″N 7°15′47″E / 62.2993367178°N 7.26301699876°E / 62.2993367178; 7.26301699876
LocationFjord Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated5 Nov 1863
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils Liaaen
Architectural typeLong church
StyleEmpire style
Completed1863 (161 years ago) (1863)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryNordre Sunnmøre prosti
ParishNorddal
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85026

Sylte Church (Norwegian: Sylte kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valldal, which is also known as Sylte. It is one of the two churches for the Norddal parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in an Empire style in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Andersen Liaaen. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Sylte kyrkje, Valldal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 August 2019.