Gursken Church (Norwegian: Gursken kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Sande in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gursken on the island of Gurskøya. It is one of the two churches for the Gursken 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 1919 using plans drawn up by the architect Eduard Carlén. The church seats about 270 people.[1][2]
| Gursken Church | |
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| Gursken kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
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| 62°13′49″N 5°37′12″E / 62.23014044074°N 5.619892269°E | |
| Location | Sande, Møre og Romsdal |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Consecrated | 5 November 1919 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Eduard Carlén |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1919 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 270 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Møre bispedømme |
| Deanery | Søre Sunnmøre prosti |
| Parish | Gursken |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84452 |
History edit
The parish received permission to build a church in Gursken in 1918. The parish hired the Swedish architect Eduard Carlén, who is best known for having designed a large number of tenements in Kristiania in the 1890s. The wooden long church was built in 1918-1919. It was formally consecrated on 5 November 1919.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Gursken kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Gursken kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 August 2021.