Vågstranda Church

Vågstranda Church (Norwegian: Vågstranda kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vågstranda on the coast of Romsdal Fjord. It is the church for the Vågstranda 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 1869 by the architect G. Olsen who used plans by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

Vågstranda Church
Vågstranda kyrkje
View of the church
Vågstranda Church
Location of the church
Vågstranda Church
Vågstranda Church (Norway)
62.6058°N 7.3213°E / 62.6058; 7.3213
LocationRauma Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)G. Olsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1869
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishVågstranda
DeaneryIndre Romsdal prosti
DioceseMøre

See also

  • List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References

  1. "Vågstranda kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-07-05.


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