Vatne Church

Vatne Church
Vatne kyrkje
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62°33′17″N 6°36′25″E / 62.5546569728°N 6.6070546209°E / 62.5546569728; 6.6070546209
LocationÅlesund Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated13 December 1868
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Fritz Meinhardt
J.W. Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1868 (157 years ago) (1868)
Specifications
Capacity550
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryNordre Sunnmøre prosti
ParishVatne
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85782

Vatne Church (Norwegian: Vatne kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the village of Vatne, Ålesund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the church for the Vatne parish, which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1868 using plans drawn up by architect Fritz Meinhardt, with some input from architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 550 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Vatne kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

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