Stangvik Church

Stangvik Church
Stangvik kyrkje
View of the church
Stangvik Church Location in Møre og Romsdal Stangvik Church Location in Møre og Romsdal
62°55′00″N 8°27′37″E / 62.9168°N 8.4602°ECoordinates: 62°55′00″N 8°27′37″E / 62.9168°N 8.4602°E
Location	Surnadal Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Karl Norum
Completed	1896
Specifications
Capacity	600
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Stangvik
Deanery	Indre Nordmøre prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Møre

Stangvik Church (Norwegian: Stangvik kyrkje) is a parish church in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stangvik on the shores of the Stangvikfjorden. The church is part of the Stangvik parish in the Indre Nordmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre.^[1]

History

There are three churches known to have been located at Stangvik. The first known church was a cruciform stave church that was built in 1407. The church was richly decorated and was probably consecrated to either St. Olaf or the Virgin Mary. That church was struck by lightning and burned down in 1783. It was replaced by a smaller church that existed from 1784-1896. The current church was built in 1897. The white, wooden church was built in 1897 by the architect Karl Norum and the builder Lars Mogstad. The church seats about 600 people, making it the largest church in Nordmøre.^[2]

See also

• List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References

1. "Stangvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
2. "Stangvik Kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Surnadal kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-04-19.