Fiksdal Church

Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

62°36′59″N 6°51′35″E / 62.6162541063°N 6.8596234917°E / 62.6162541063; 6.8596234917LocationVestnes Municipality,
Møre og RomsdalCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1866Consecrated1866ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Jacob Wilhelm NordanArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1866 (158 years ago) (1866)SpecificationsCapacity200MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseMøre bispedømmeDeaneryIndre Romsdal prostiParishFiksdal

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusListedID84131

Fiksdal Church (Norwegian: Fiksdal 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 Fiksdal in the western part of the municipality. It is the church for the Fiksdal parish which is part of the Indre Romsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1866 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 200 people.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

Fiksdal Church was built by master carpenter Gjert Lien who used architectural drawings by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The same drawings were later used as a basis for the construction of Vågstranda Church (1870) and Otrøy Church (1878). The new building was consecrated in 1866. In 1965-1966, a sacristy was added to the east end of the building during a renovation and restoration of the building led by Ola Seter. On 15 June 2016, the church was set on fire in a case of arson. There was some exterior damage, but the interior of the church did not receive much damage. The church was repaired shortly afterwards.^[4]^[5]

Media gallery

Exterior view
Exterior view
Storage building for the church

References

^ "Fiksdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
^ "Kyrkjene i Vestnes" (in Norwegian). Vestnes kommune. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
^ "En person er pågrepet etter kirkebrannen". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). 15 June 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^ "Fiksdal kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2021.