Kors Church

Kors Church (Norwegian: Kors 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 Marstein in the central part of the Romsdalen valley. It is the church for the Kors parish which is part of the Indre Romsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The brown, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1797 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2]

Kors Church
Kors kyrkje
View of the church
Kors Church
Location of the church
Kors Church
Kors Church (Norway)
62.4380°N 7.8498°E / 62.4380; 7.8498
LocationRauma Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded15th century
Events1901: moved the church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Unknown
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1797
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishKors
DeaneryIndre Romsdal prosti
DioceseMøre

History

The earliest known church in the Romsdalen valley is described as early as in 1497 when the church was located at Flatmark in the central Romsdalen valley (about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the present church location). The old church was replaced during the 1660s with a new church. In 1797, this newer church was torn down and replaced by a timber-framed, cruciform church. The church was surrounded by a cemetery which, in turn, was surrounded by large, tall trees.[3]

The church has served the residents of the inner Romsdalen valley for centuries from the 1400s onwards. After a long-standing controversy about the location of the future church, it was decided by a Royal Decree on 23 March 1901 that the Øverdalen Chapel would be built to serve the southern part of the valley. Moreover, the Kors Church would be moved farther to the northeast and it would serve the central part of the valley. So, in 1901, the church was moved and rebuilt about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) down the valley to Marstein where it is now located.[4][5]

  • Cemetery that surrounded the old church in the old location

See also
  • List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References
  1. "Kors kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  3. "Korps (Kors) gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  4. "Kors kirke" (in Norwegian). Grytten prestegjeld. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  5. "Kors kirkested / Kors kirke 4" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
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