Ålvundeid Church
Ålvundeid Church (Norwegian: Ålvundeid kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ålvundeidet. It is the church for the Ålvundeid parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The red, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1848 by the architect Ole Pedersen Tøfte. The church seats about 230 people.[1][2]
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| Location | Sunndal Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Ole Pedersen Tøfte |
| Architectural type | Octagonal |
| Completed | 1848 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 230 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Ålvundeid |
| Deanery | Indre Nordmøre prosti |
| Diocese | Møre |
History
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View of the church
The earliest existing historical records of a church in the Ålvund area date back to 1309. The original church was built in the village of Ålvund, about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the present location in Ålvundeid. The old church was demolished at some time before the 1800s.[3]
See also
References
- "Ålvundeid kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
- "Ålvund gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
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