Vågøy Church

Vågøy Church (Norwegian: Vågøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hustadvika Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Vågøya at the entrance to the Frænfjorden. It is one of the two churches for the Vågøy og Myrbostad parish which is part of the Molde domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1904 by the architect Ole Havnæs. The church seats about 550 people.[1][2][3]

Vågøy Church
Vågøy kyrkje
View of the church
Vågøy Church Location of the church Vågøy Church Vågøy Church (Norway)
62.8227°N 7.0300°E
Location	Hustadvika Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ole Havnæs
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1904
Specifications
Capacity	550
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Vågøy og Myrbostad
Deanery	Molde domprosti
Diocese	Møre

History

Interior of the church

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1412. The original church was a stave church. A stave church on the site was torn down in the 1660s (this may have been the original church or a second building that replaced the original building). A new, timber-framed cruciform building was completed in 1669. In 1900, the 230-year old church burned down after being struck by lightning. The church was replaced in 1904, when the present building was completed.[4]

See also

• List of churches in Møre

References

1. "Vågøy kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
3. "Myrbostad Kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fræna kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
4. "Vågøy kyrkjestad - Ytre Fræna" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-06-02.