Øksendal Church

Øksendal Church (Norwegian: Øksendal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øksendalsøra. It is the church for the Øksendal 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 style with a neo-gothic design in 1894 by the architect Adolf Schirmer. The church seats about 260 people.[1][2]

Øksendal Church
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62.7164°N 8.4318°E / 62.7164; 8.4318
Location	Sunndal Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Adolf Schirmer
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1894
Specifications
Capacity	260
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Øksendal
Deanery	Indre Nordmøre prosti
Diocese	Møre

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1309. The original church was located at Husby, about 300 metres (980 ft) south of the present location of the church. In 1661, the church was described as cruciform design, with the northern, southern, and western arms of the cross design being built using stave church methods, but the eastern arm of the cross was timber-framed since that section had been rebuilt about six years prior using more modern building methods. In 1711, the church was described as being in very poor condition with many sections of wood that were rotting. In 1712, the church was torn down and rebuilt on the same site. The new building was a timber-framed cruciform design. Some of the materials from the old church were reused in the new building. By the late-1800s, the church was again in very poor condition and it was decided to tear down the building and construct a new church (the present church building). This time, it was decided to move the church 300 metres (980 ft) to the north, a little closer to the village of Øksendalsøra.[3][4]

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See also

• List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References

1. "Øksendal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
3. "Øksendal gamle kirkested - Husby" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
4. "Øksendal kirkested / Øksendal kirke 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-04-24.