Sira Church (Nesset)

Sira Church or Eresfjord Church (Norwegian: Sira kyrkje/Eresfjord kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eresfjord. It is the church for the Eresfjord parish which is part of the Indre Romsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in a neo-gothic style in 1869 by an unknown architect. The church seats 307 people.[1][2]

Sira Church / Eresfjord Church
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62.6663°N 8.1135°E / 62.6663; 8.1135
Location	Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	c. 1646
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Unknown
Architectural type	Octagonal
Completed	1869
Specifications
Capacity	307
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Eresfjord
Deanery	Indre Romsdal prosti
Diocese	Møre

History

There have been three churches located on this site in Eresfjord over the centuries. There was a stave church here in the Middle Ages, likely existing from 1646 until 1710. That church was torn down and replaced with a new cruciform church around 1710. That church stood until 1868 when it was then later replaced with the current octagonal church.[3][4]

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See also

• List of churches in Møre

References

1. "Sira kyrkje, Eresfjord". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
3. "Sira kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Kulturnett: Møre og Romsdal. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
4. "Sira Kirke". VisitNorway. Retrieved 2019-06-30.