Borgund Church

This article is about the church in Ålesund, Norway. For other uses, see Borgund Church (Lærdal) and Borgund Stave Church.
Borgund Church
Borgund kyrkje

View of the church
Borgund Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal county
Borgund Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal county
62°27′59″N 6°14′03″E / 62.4663°N 6.2341°E / 62.4663; 6.2341Coordinates: 62°27′59″N 6°14′03″E / 62.4663°N 6.2341°E / 62.4663; 6.2341
Location Ålesund Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded c. 1300
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Specifications
Capacity 750
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Borgund
Deanery Nordre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese Diocese of Møre

Borgund Church (Norwegian: Borgund kyrkje) is a parish church in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Borgund, just east of the city of Ålesund. The church is part of the Borgund parish in the Nordre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. Historically, this was the main church for the old Borgund Municipality. The historic, stone, cruciform church was built around the year 1300. It seats about 750 people.[1][2]

History

The church had a major fire and the building was almost completely destroyed on 13 April 1904. The loss was tragic, but a new church was rapidly built within the medieval walls, and was consecrated on 7 August 1907.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Borgund kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  3. ↑ "Borgund kyrkje" (pdf). Ålesund kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-07-24.



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