Geiranger Church

Geiranger Church (Norwegian: Geiranger kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Geiranger, and the end of the famous Geirangerfjorden. It is the church for the Geiranger parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1842 by the architect Hans Klipe. The church seats about 165 people.[1][2]

Geiranger Church
Geiranger kyrkje
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Geiranger Church Location of the church Geiranger Church Geiranger Church (Norway)
62.0989°N 7.2069°E
Location	Stranda Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	16th century
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Klipe
Architectural type	Octagonal
Completed	1842
Specifications
Capacity	165
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Geiranger
Deanery	Nordre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese	Møre

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1589, but it was not brand new at that time. The first church was a stave church that was about 6 metres (20 ft) wide and about 17 metres (56 ft) long. That church was torn down in 1742. Two years later, a new cruciform church on the same site was completed. The second church lasted until it burned on 2 July 1841 when it was started on fire by a deaf-mute person who was a part of the parish. The third and current church was completed in 1842, about a year after the old church burned.[3]

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See also

• List of churches in Møre

References

1. "Geiranger kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
3. "Geiranger kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-08-25.