Stordal Church

Stordal Church (Norwegian: Stordal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stordal. It is the church for the Stordal 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 1907 by the architect Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland. The church seats about 270 people. The church has a large steeple in the front.[1][2]

Stordal Church
Stordal kyrkje
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62.3826°N 7.0008°E / 62.3826; 7.0008
Location	Fjord Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1907
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Jens Z.M. Kielland
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1907
Specifications
Capacity	270
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Stordal
Deanery	Nordre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese	Møre

History

The church was built in 1907 to replace the Old Stordal Church, located about 700 metres (2,300 ft) to the east.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Møre

References

1. "Stordal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
3. "Stordal kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-08-17.