Åsskard Church

Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

63°01′05″N 8°29′48″E / 63.017929157°N 8.4966078400°E / 63.017929157; 8.4966078400LocationSurnadal Municipality,
Møre og RomsdalCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1876Consecrated9 Nov 1876ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Jacob Wilhelm NordanArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1876 (148 years ago) (1876)SpecificationsCapacity250MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseMøre bispedømmeDeaneryIndre Nordmøre prostiParishÅsskard

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusListedID86002

Åsskard Church (Norwegian: Åsskard 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 Åsskard. It is the church for the Åsskard 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 1876 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 250 people.^[1]^[2] It was the main church for the old municipality of Åsskard which existed from 1895 until 1965.

History

A royal decree from 19 August 1874 granted permission to build the church in Åsskard. Christian Hovde was hired as the main builder and Jacob Wilhelm Nordan was the architect. Another royal decree from 7 August 1876 created the new parish of Åsskard. The new building was consecrated by Bishop Andreas Grimelund on 9 November 1876. Åsskard church is built as a wooden long church with a west tower, rectangular nave, and a rectangular choir with a sacristy extension on the east end. The neo-Gothic altarpiece is said to have been made in 1876 by the brothers Lars and Gudmund Brekken according to drawings by Christian Hovde. In 1960, the church was enlarged by adding some small rooms around the base of the tower.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Åsskard kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ "Åsskard Kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Surnadal kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
^ "Åsskard kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ "Åsskard kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 July 2021.