Hornindal Church

Hornindal Church (Norwegian: Hornindal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It is located in the village of Grodås, at the eastern end of the lake Hornindalsvatnet. It is the church for the Hornindal 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 1856 by the architect Ludolph Rolfsen using plans created by Hans Linstow. The church seats about 400 people. The church was consecrated on 30 November 1856 by the priest Wilhelm Frimann Koren.[1][2] The sculptor Anders Svor is buried in the church cemetery.[3]

Hornindal Church
Hornindal kyrkje
View of the church
Hornindal Church
Location of the church
Hornindal Church
Hornindal Church (Norway)
61.9725°N 6.5203°E / 61.9725; 6.5203
LocationVolda,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated30 November 1856
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ludolph Rolfsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1856
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishHornindal
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
DioceseMøre

History
View of the exterior of the church

The earliest existing historical records of the Hornindal church date back to the year 1330. The first known church in Hornindal was a stave church called Hornynarkyrkja and it was located in Ytrehorn, just west of the present location. This church was demolished in 1600 and was replaced by a long, low, wooden church at the nearby Kirkhorn farm. That church was replaced by the present church in 1856.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Hornindal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  3. Hofseth, Emilie (2014). "Korleis Hornindal kyrkje er utforma" (PDF). Kyrkjeklokka (3). p. 9. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  4. "Hornindal kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  5. "Hornindal kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
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