Skodje Church

Skodje Church (Norwegian: Skodje kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skodje. It is the church for the Skodje parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1860 by the architect F. Meinhardt. The church seats about 330 people.[1][2]

Skodje Church
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62.5058°N 6.6970°E / 62.5058; 6.6970
Location	Ålesund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	F. Meinhardt
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1860
Specifications
Capacity	330
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Skodje
Deanery	Nordre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese	Møre

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1432, but the exact date of its founding is not known. In 1665, the church was described as being a cruciform design and that the building had recently been remodeled. That church existed until 1750 when it was in such poor condition that it was torn down and a new wooden, cruciform church was built on the same site. In 1859 this church too was torn down, and the present church building was constructed. The new church was put into use in 1860.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Møre

References

1. "Skodje kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
3. "Skodje kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-08-10.