Spjelkavik Church | |
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Spjelkavik kyrkje | |
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62°28′04″N 6°20′52″E / 62.4677304375°N 6.347793638706°E / 62.4677304375; 6.347793638706 | |
Location | Ålesund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1987 |
Consecrated | 1987 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Alf Apalseth |
Architectural type | Hexagonal |
Completed | 1987 (38 years ago) (1987) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 500 |
Materials | Brick |
Administration | |
Diocese | Møre bispedømme |
Deanery | Nordre Sunnmøre prosti |
Parish | Spjelkavik |
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site | |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 227365 |
Spjelkavik Church (Norwegian: Spjelkavik 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 Spjelkavik on the western end of the island of Uksenøya. It is the church for the Spjelkavik parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The brick church was built in a hexagonal design in 1987 using plans drawn up by the architect Alf Apalseth. The church seats about 500 people.
See also
References
- "Spjelkavik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Spjelkavik kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
Church of Norway churches in the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway | |||
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