Stranda Church

Stranda Church or Sløgstad Church (Norwegian: Stranda kyrkje / Sløgstad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stranda, along the western shore of the Storfjorden. It is the church for the Stranda parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1838 by an unknown architect.[1][2]

This article is about the church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. For the church in Indre Fosen, Norway, see Stranda Church (Leksvik).
Stranda Church
Stranda kyrkje / Sløgstad kyrkje
View of the church
Stranda Church
Location of the church
Stranda Church
Stranda Church (Norway)
62.3083°N 6.9475°E / 62.3083; 6.9475
LocationStranda Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1838
Specifications
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishStranda
DeaneryNordre Sunnmøre prosti
DioceseMøre

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1432. Not much is known of that stave church. In 1722, the church was described as being very old. On 8 January 1731, there was a large rockslide on the nearly vertical Skafjellet mountain across the Storfjorden. This rockslide fell into the fjord and caused a small tsunami to rush across the fjord and it destroyed the church which sat on the shore. A new church was built that same year, but it was built about 150 metres (490 ft) to the northwest on higher ground. The new church had a cruciform design. The old cemetery that surrounded the old church was maintained and no new cemetery was built by the new church. In 1838, a new church was built on the site of the old church (closer to the fjord). The 1731 church was then torn down. This new church had an octagonal design and it has stood there ever since.[3][4]

  • Painting of the old church (1731-1838)

See also

References
  1. "Stranda kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  3. "Stranda kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  4. "Stranda kyrkjestad 2" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
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