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Stordal Church

Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

62°22′57″N 7°00′02″E / 62.382549469°N 7.0004898906°E / 62.382549469; 7.0004898906LocationFjord Municipality,
Møre og RomsdalCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1907Consecrated1907ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Jens Z.M. KiellandArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1907 (117 years ago) (1907)SpecificationsCapacity270MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseMøre bispedømmeDeaneryNordre Sunnmøre prostiParishStordal

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusListedID85579

Stordal Church (Norwegian: Stordal 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 Stordal. It is the church for the Stordal 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 style in 1907 using plans drawn up by the architect Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland. The church seats about 270 people. The church has a large steeple in the front.^[1]^[2]

History

The church was built in 1907 to replace the Old Stordal Church, located about 700 metres (2,300 ft) to the east. The new church was built in 1907. It has a large tower on the west end of the nave. On the east end of the nave lies the choir which has a semi-circular apse on the east end. The choir is flanked by sacristies with slightly unusual shapes.^[3]^[4]

Media gallery

Church graveyard

References

^ "Stordal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "Stordal kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "Stordal nye kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.