Austefjord Church
{{short description|Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway}}
{{Infobox church
|name = Austefjord Church
|fullname = Austefjord kyrkje
|former name =
|image = Austefjord kyrkje (Volda) 01.jpg
|caption = View of the church
|website =
|coordinates = {{coord|62.061778207|6.3258799911|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|location = Volda Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
|country = Norway
|churchmanship = Evangelical Lutheran
|denomination = Church of Norway
|diocese = Møre bispedømme
|deanery = Søre Sunnmøre prosti
|parish = Austefjord
|status = Parish church
|functional status = Active
|founded date = November 1879
|consecrated date = 1 July 1880
|completed date = {{Start date and age|p=y|1773}}
|closed date =
|events = Moved from Bjugn Municipality in 1879
|architect =
|architectural type = Long church
|style =
|materials = Wood
|capacity = 150
|embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
|embed = yes
|Type = Church
|Status = Automatically protected
|ID = 83823
}} }}
Austefjord Church ({{langx|no|Austefjord kyrkje}}) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Volda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fyrde, at the eastern end of the Austefjorden. It is the church for the Austefjord parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1879 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 150 people.{{Cite web |title=Austefjord kyrkje |url=https://kirkesok.no/kirke/151900101 |access-date=2019-09-22 |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen}}{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |access-date=2019-09-22 |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian}}
History
The church was originally built in 1773 (some sources say 1766) in the village of Nes in Bjugn Municipality (now part of Ørland Municipality), where it was known as Nes Church. The Bjugn parish sold the church to the parish of Volda in April 1879 for {{NOK|2800|link=yes}}. The church was then disassembled and moved from Nes to the village of Fyrde. It was reassembled there and renamed Austefjord Chapel (it was later renamed as a church). The builder was Gjert Lien from Nordfjord. The new church was completed and put into use in November 1879. The building was consecrated on 1 July 1880 by the local parish priest Lars Gledistch. Originally, the church was painted red, but later this was changed to white.{{Cite web |title=Nes gamle kirkested |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=85110 |access-date=2019-09-22 |publisher=Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite web |title=Austefjord kyrkjestad |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=83823 |access-date=2019-09-22 |publisher=Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite web |title=Austefjord kirke |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/more-og-romsdal/austefjord-kirke/ |access-date=2021-08-18 |website=Norges-Kirker.no |language=Norwegian}}
Media gallery
Austefjord kirke.jpg
Austefjord kyrkje (Volda) 03.jpg
Austefjord kyrkje (Volda) 04.jpg
Austefjord kyrkje.jpg
See also
References
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{{Churches in Søre Sunnmøre}}
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Category:Churches in Møre og Romsdal
Category:Wooden churches in Norway
Category:Long churches in Norway
Category:18th-century Church of Norway church buildings