Volda Church

Volda Church
Volda kyrkje
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62°08′44″N 6°04′03″E / 62.145655278°N 6.067371368°E / 62.145655278; 6.067371368
LocationVolda,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1 May 1932
EventsFire (1929)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arnstein Arneberg
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1932 (92 years ago) (1932)
Specifications
Capacity800
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
ParishVolda
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85865

Volda Church (Norwegian: Volda kyrkje; Voldskyrkja) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Volda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Volda, along the northeastern shore of the Voldsfjorden. It is the church for the Volda parish as well as the seat of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The large stone church was built in a long church design in 1932 using plans drawn up by the architect Arnstein Arneberg. The church seats about 800 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Volda kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 September 2019.