Bjørke Church (Norwegian: Bjørke kyrkje, also known as Storfjorden kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Volda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjørke at the innermost end of the Hjørundfjorden (which is known as the Storfjorden). It is the church for the Storfjorden 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 1920 using plans drawn up by the architect Mathias Brække. The church seats about 200 people. The church was consecrated on 16 September 1920 by Bishop Peter Hognestad.
Bjørke kyrkje, Ørsta (Kirke) [no]
Other languages: Bjørke kyrkje, Ørsta (norwegian bokmål)
Description
Trekirke oppført i 1919. [no]
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Name
Bjørke kyrkje, Ørsta
Norwegian bokmål
Description
Trekirke oppført i 1919.
Norwegian bokmål
Trekyrkje oppført i 1919.
Wikipedia (via Wikidata)
Time
Construction element
Heritage designation
Located at
Ørsta (Kommune) [no], Leikvollen 15, 6190 [no], Storfjorden sokn (08020202), Søre Sunnmøre prosti, Møre bispedømme [no]
Geodata
62.107168, 6.556286, - WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Events
Bygget [no]
1919
Godkjent [no]
1919
Consecration
1920
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See also
Legal status
Web reference
Bygningskode Kirkebyggdatabasen 2004
152000401
Bygningsid Kirkebyggdatabasen 2008
511
Bygningsnummer Matrikkelen
179862557
Gnr Bnr
1520-235/11
DigitaltMuseum
0212214269133
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