# Hamnsund Church

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Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Hamnsund Church Hamnsund kyrkje View of the church Hamnsund Church 62°31′55″N 6°16′08″E / 62.5319627723°N 6.26899033784°E / 62.5319627723; 6.26899033784 Location Haram Municipality, Møre og Romsdal Country Norway Denomination Church of Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran History Status Parish church Founded 1875 Consecrated 1875 Architecture Functional status Active Architect Hagbart Brinchmann Architectural type Long church Completed 1875 (151 years ago) (1875) Specifications Capacity 350 Materials Wood Administration Diocese Møre bispedømme Deanery Nordre Sunnmøre prosti Parish Hamnsund Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site Type Church Status Not protected ID 84476

**Hamnsund Church** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Hamnsund kyrkje*) is a [parish church](/source/Parish_church) of the [Church of Norway](/source/Church_of_Norway) in [Haram Municipality](/source/Haram_Municipality) in [Møre og Romsdal](/source/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). It is located in the village of [Søvik](/source/S%C3%B8vik%2C_Haram). It is the church for the Hamnsund [parish](/source/Parish) which is part of the [Nordre Sunnmøre prosti](/source/Nordre_Sunnm%C3%B8re_prosti) ([deanery](/source/Deanery)) in the [Diocese of Møre](/source/Diocese_of_M%C3%B8re). The white, wooden church was built in a [long church](/source/Long_church) design in 1875 using plans drawn up by the [architect](/source/Architect) Hagbart Brinchmann. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

## History

The people of the Søvik area were part of the [Borgund Church](/source/Borgund_Church) parish for a long time. In 1866, it was transferred into the newly created [Vatne Church](/source/Vatne_Church) parish. On 19 April 1873, the parish was given permission to establish a chapel at Søvik. The building was designed by Hagbart Brinchmann and it was constructed by the lead builder Knut Stokkeland. It was [consecrated](/source/Consecrated) in 1875. In 1957, the chapel was expanded and upgraded to the status of a parish church. During the construction, a new [choir](/source/Choir_(architecture)) and [sacristy](/source/Sacristy). Before the addition, the choir was set up in the same room as the [nave](/source/Nave).[3]

## See also

- [List of churches in Møre](/source/List_of_churches_in_M%C3%B8re)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Hamnsund kyrkje"](https://kirkesok.no/kirke/153400301). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker"](http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm) (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NK_3-0)** ["Hamnsund kirke"](https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/more-og-romsdal/hamnsund-kirke/). *Norges-Kirker.no* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2021.

v t e Church of Norway churches in the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway Fjord Municipality: Norddal Stordal Old Stordal Sylte Giske Municipality: Giske Godøy Valderøy Vigra Haram Municipality: Brattvåg Fjørtoft Hamnsund Haram Hildre Lepsøy Vatne Stranda Municipality: Geiranger Liabygda Stranda Sunnylven Sula Municipality: Langevåg Indre Sula Sykkylven Municipality: Ikornnes Sykkylven Ålesund Municipality: Borgund Ellingsøy Harøy Sandøy Skarbøvik Skodje Spjelkavik Volsdalen Ørskog Ålesund

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