Leikanger Church (Herøy)

Leikanger Church (Norwegian: Leikanger kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leikong on the eastern coast of the island of Gurskøya. It is the church for the Leikanger parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1806 by an unknown architect and it was disassembled and moved to this site in 1872. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2]

Leikanger Church
Leikanger kyrkje
View of the church
Leikanger Church
Location of the church
Leikanger Church
Leikanger Church (Norway)
62.2492°N 5.7817°E / 62.2492; 5.7817
LocationHerøy Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Elling Olsson Walbøe
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1807
Specifications
Capacity380
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishLeikanger
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
DioceseMøre

History

The church was first built in the village of Sjøholt in Ørskog Municipality in 1807. The church building is a wood (log) construction that seats 380 people. In 1872, it was purchased and relocated to the village of Leikong in Herøy where it has been located ever since.[3][4][5]

Pictures
  • Exterior in winter
  • Altar
  • Altar
  • Pulpit decorated with the seven virtues.
  • Pulpit details

See also
  • List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References
  1. "Leikanger kyrkje, Herøy". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  3. Grimstad, Arnljot (2012). "Korleis det kom kyrkje på Leikong". Årsskrift 2012 (in Norwegian). Ørskog historielag. 22.
  4. Ekroll, Øystein (2012). Sunnmørskyrkjene - historie, kunst og arkitektur (in Norwegian). Larsnes: Bla.
  5. "Leikanger kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
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