Voll Church
Voll Church (Norwegian: Voll kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Voll in the Måndalen valley. It is the church for the Voll parish which is part of the Indre Romsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1896 by the architect Gabriel Smith from Ålesund. The church seats about 290 people, making it the largest church in Rauma.[1][2]
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Location | Rauma Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
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Status | Parish church |
Founded | 15th century |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Gabriel Smith |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1896 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 290 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Voll |
Deanery | Indre Romsdal prosti |
Diocese | Møre |
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1432 when it was likely a stave church. In 1673-1674 the old church was torn down and a new timber-framed, cruciform church was constructed on the same site. It was a 15.6-metre (51 ft) long building. That church was torn down in the spring of 1895 and replaced in 1896 with the present church. The new church is a rectangular building with an almost-circular extension on the eastern end and a large steeple on the western end.[3][4]
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References
- "Voll kyrkje, Måndalen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- "Voll kyrkja" (in Norwegian). Grytten prestegjeld. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- "Voll kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-06-30.