Sykkylven Church

Sykkylven Church (Norwegian: Sykkylven kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Aure. It is the church for the Sykkylven parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The red brick church was built in a long church style in 1990 by the architect Oskar F. Norderval. The church seats about 850 people. The building was consecrated on 15 April 1990 by the Bishop Ole Nordhaug.[1][2]

Sykkylven Church
Sykkylven kyrkje
Sykkylven Church Location of the church Sykkylven Church Sykkylven Church (Norway)
62.3983°N 6.5839°E
Location	Sykkylven Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	15th century
Events	Fire: 1983
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Oskar Norderval
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1990
Specifications
Capacity	850
Materials	Brick
Administration
Parish	Sykkylven
Deanery	Nordre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese	Møre

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1416. In 1606 (or 1705, depending on the historical source), the old stave church burned down and it was rebuilt on the same site as a timber-framed, cruciform building. Years later, a new church was built just to the south of the old one and the new building was consecrated in the spring of 1883. In the fall of the same year, the old church was torn down. On 2 February 1983, the 100-year-old church burned down. Many years passed before a new church was constructed. In 1990, the new church was finally completed. It was built just to the south of the old church site, just outside of the church cemetery.[3][4]

Media gallery

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  Present church
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  Altar
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  View of the old church (1883-1983)

See also

• List of churches in Møre

References

1. "Sykkylven kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
3. "Sykkylven kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sykkylven menighet. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
4. "Sykkylven kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-08-25.