Hjørundfjord Church

Hjørundfjord Church (Norwegian: Hjørundfjord kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It is located in the village of Sæbø on the west coast of the Hjørundfjorden. It is the church for the Hjørundfjord 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 1880 by the architect Johannes Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 480 people.[1][2]

Hjørundfjord Church
Hjørundfjord kyrkje
View of the church
Hjørundfjord Church
Location of the church
Hjørundfjord Church
Hjørundfjord Church (Norway)
62.2094°N 6.4700°E / 62.2094; 6.4700
LocationØrsta,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded15th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Johannes Henrik Nissen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1880
Specifications
Capacity480
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishHjørundfjord
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
DioceseMøre

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1432, but the church was not new that year. The old stave church was originally located at Hustad, about 700 metres (2,300 ft) southwest of the present church site in Sæbø. In the 1580s, there apparently was some flooding and changes to the flow of the small river that passed by the church, so it was decided to dismantle the church and move it to the northeast into the village of Sæbø. In 1711-1713, the church was expanded with the construction of a cross-arm, making the floorplan cruciform. In 1880, the church was torn down and a new church was built about 40 metres (130 ft) to the west of the previous location.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Hjørundfjord kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  3. "Hustad kirkested - Hjørundfjord gamle" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  4. "Hjørundfjord kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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