Leikanger Church (Herøy)

Leikanger Church (Norwegian: Leikanger kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It is located in the village of Leikong on the eastern coast of the island of Gurskøya. It is the church for the Leikanger parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1806 by an unknown architect and it was disassembled and moved to this site in 1872. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2]

Leikanger Church
Leikanger kyrkje
View of the church
Leikanger Church Location of the church Leikanger Church Leikanger Church (Norway)
62.2492°N 5.7817°E
Location	Herøy, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Elling Olsson Walbøe
Architectural type	Octagonal
Completed	1807
Specifications
Capacity	380
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Leikanger
Deanery	Søre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese	Møre

History

The church was first built in the village of Sjøholt, in the former municipality of Ørskog, in 1807. The church building is a wood (log) construction that seats 380 people. In 1872, it was purchased and relocated to the village of Leikong in Herøy where it has been located ever since.[3][4][5]

Pictures

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  Exterior in winter
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  Altar
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  Altar
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  Pulpit decorated with the seven virtues.
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  Pulpit details

See also

• List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References

1. "Leikanger kyrkje, Herøy". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
3. Grimstad, Arnljot (2012). "Korleis det kom kyrkje på Leikong". Årsskrift 2012 (in Norwegian). Ørskog historielag. 22.
4. Ekroll, Øystein (2012). Sunnmørskyrkjene - historie, kunst og arkitektur (in Norwegian). Larsnes: Bla.
5. "Leikanger kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-09-12.