Tresfjord Church

Tresfjord Church
Tresfjord kyrkje
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62°31′19″N 7°08′17″E / 62.5218098660°N 7.13814595328°E / 62.5218098660; 7.13814595328
LocationVestnes Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated17 June 1828
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Erik Kroken
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1828 (196 years ago) (1828)
Specifications
Capacity220
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryIndre Romsdal prosti
ParishTresfjord
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85665

Tresfjord Church (Norwegian: Tresfjord 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 Tresfjord. It is the church for the Tresfjord parish which is part of the Indre Romsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1828 using plans drawn up by the architect and master builder Erik Kroken. The church seats about 220 people.[1][2][3]

The King and Queen of Norway visited the church in 2003.[4]

  1. ^ "Tresfjord kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Kyrkjene i Vestnes" (in Norwegian). Vestnes kommune. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Program for kongebesøket". NRK Møre og Romsdal (in Norwegian). 11 June 2003.