Sykkylven Church

Sykkylven Church
Sykkylven kyrkje
View of the church
Sykkylven Church Location in Møre og Romsdal Sykkylven Church Location in Møre og Romsdal
62°23′54″N 6°35′02″E / 62.3983°N 6.5839°ECoordinates: 62°23′54″N 6°35′02″E / 62.3983°N 6.5839°E
Location	Sykkylven Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Events	2 Feb 1983: old church burned down
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Oskar Nordervald
Completed	1990
Specifications
Capacity	800
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Parish	Sykkylven
Deanery	Austre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Møre

Sykkylven Church (Norwegian: Sykkylven kyrkje) is a parish church in Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Aure. The church is part of the Sykkylven parish in the Austre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The concrete and brick church was built in 1990 by the architect Oskar F. Norderval and it was consecrated on 15 April 1990 by the Bishop Ole Nordhaug. The church seats about 800 people. This church was built to replace an earlier church that burned down on 2 February 1983. That church was 100 years old when it burned down.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References

1. "Sykkylven kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
3. "Sykkylven kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sykkylven menighet. Retrieved 2013-07-01.