Volsdalen Church
Volsdalen Church (Norwegian: Volsdalen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the island of Nørvøya in the town of Ålesund. It is the church for the Volsdalen parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The red, wooden church was built in a rectangular style in 1974 by the architect Leif Olav Moen. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]
| Volsdalen Church | |
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| Volsdalen kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
  Volsdalen Church Location of the church  Volsdalen Church Volsdalen Church (Norway) | |
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| Location | Ålesund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Leif Olav Moen |
| Architectural type | Rectangular |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Volsdalen |
| Deanery | Nordre Sunnmøre prosti |
| Diocese | Møre |
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See also
References
- "Volsdalen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
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