Kvernes Church

Kvernes Church
Kvernes kyrkje

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Kvernes Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Kvernes Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
63°00′18″N 7°43′18″E / 63.0051°N 7.7216°E / 63.0051; 7.7216Coordinates: 63°00′18″N 7°43′18″E / 63.0051°N 7.7216°E / 63.0051; 7.7216
Location Averøy Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) A.K. Thoresen
Completed 1893
Specifications
Capacity 350
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Kvernes
Deanery Ytre Nordmøre prosti
Diocese Diocese of Møre

Kvernes Church (Norwegian: Kvernes kyrkje) is a parish church in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvernes on the southeastern coast of the island of Averøya. The church is part of the Kvernes parish in the Ytre Nordmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white wooden church was built in 1893 by the architect A.K. Thoresen. The church was built to replace the Kvernes Stave Church which was too small for the congregation. The old stave church was built in the 14th century and it is still standing immediately north of this church. The present church seats about 350 people.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kvernes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-05-04.



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