Romfo Church

Romfo Church (Norwegian: Romfo kyrkje) 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 Romfo in the inner part of the Sunndalen valley, along the river Driva. It is the main church for the Romfo parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1824 by the architect Ole Pedersen Tøfte. The church seats about 267 people.[1][2]

Romfo Church
Romfo kyrkje
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62.6024°N 8.9386°E / 62.6024; 8.9386
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)	Ole Pedersen Tøfte
Architectural type	Octagonal
Completed	1824
Specifications
Capacity	267
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Romfo
Deanery	Indre Nordmøre prosti
Diocese	Møre

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1589 when it was located along the river Driva about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the east of the present location, in a place called Musgjerd. In 1661, the church was described as a small, rectangular pole building with no ridge or spire. In the 1680s, the building was rebuilt. In 1707, the church site was closed down and moved about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) further downstream to the west to Romfo. The new church at Romfo was completed in 1708. It was a timber-framed "long church" with towers, and some materials from the old Musgjerd church were reused. In the early 1800s, the church was damaged by flooding on the nearby river Driva, so it was taken down and rebuilt slightly further away from the river. The newly rebuilt church was consecrated in 1824 and it has remained in use since that time.[3][4]

Media gallery

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  Painting of the old church building
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  Photo of the present church (1934)
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  Photo of the present church (2013)

See also

• List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References

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