Austefjord Church
| Austefjord Church | |
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| Austefjord kyrkje | |
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  Austefjord Church Location in Møre og Romsdal county  Austefjord Church Location in Møre og Romsdal county | |
| 62°03′41″N 6°19′33″E / 62.0614°N 6.3257°ECoordinates: 62°03′41″N 6°19′33″E / 62.0614°N 6.3257°E | |
| Location |
Volda Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Events | Moved from Bjugn in 1879 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1773 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Austefjord |
| Deanery | Søre Sunnmøre prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Møre |
Austefjord Church (Norwegian: Austefjord kyrkje) is a parish church in Volda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fyrde, at the eastern end of the Austefjorden. The church is part of the Austefjord parish in the Søre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The church was originally built in 1773 (some sources say 1766) in the village of Nes in the present-day municipality of Bjugn. The church was disassembled in 1879, moved to Fyrde, and reassembled as Austefjord Church. The church seats about 150 people.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Austefjord kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
Church of Norway churches in the Søre Sunnmøre deanery, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway | |||
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