Indre Herøy Church

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Indre Herøy Church
Indre Herøy kyrkje
Indreheroykirke.jpg
View of the church
62°18′13″N 5°43′34″E / 62.30371202835°N 5.7261106967°E / 62.30371202835; 5.7261106967Coordinates: 62°18′13″N 5°43′34″E / 62.30371202835°N 5.7261106967°E / 62.30371202835; 5.7261106967
LocationHerøy,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1916
Consecrated1916
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1916 (106 years ago) (1916)
Specifications
Capacity375
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishIndre Herøy
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
DioceseMøre bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84717

Indre Herøy Church (Norwegian: Indre Herøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stokksund on the northeastern shore of the island of Gurskøya. It is the church for the Indre Herøy parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1916 by the architect , and the building was consecrated on 18 August 1916. The church seats about 375 people.[1][2]

History[]

The parish of Herøy was long based at the old Herøy Church on the small island of . In 1916, however, the parish was divided, and the main church site was moved from the small island to the northwest into the large village of Fosnavåg. At the same time, a new church site was established in Stokksund on Gurskøya to serve the people of that island. This is where the new Indre Herøy Church was built. It was consecrated in 1916. The church was designed by builder from the town of Ålesund.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Indre Herøy kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Indre Herøy kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 August 2021.

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