# Hornindal Church > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hornindal_Church > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hornindal_Church.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornindal_Church > Source revision: 1354586468 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway Hornindal Church Hornindal kyrkje View of the church Hornindal Church 61°58′26″N 6°31′19″E / 61.9738492242°N 6.5219387412°E / 61.9738492242; 6.5219387412 Location Volda, Møre og Romsdal Country Norway Denomination Church of Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran History Status Parish church Founded 13th century Consecrated 30 November 1856 Architecture Functional status Active Architect Ludolph Rolfsen Architectural type Long church Completed 1856 (170 years ago) (1856) Specifications Capacity 400 Materials Wood Administration Diocese Møre bispedømme Deanery Søre Sunnmøre prosti Parish Hornindal Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site Type Church Status Listed ID 84633 **Hornindal Church** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Hornindal kyrkje*) is a [parish church](/source/Parish_church) of the [Church of Norway](/source/Church_of_Norway) in [Volda Municipality](/source/Volda_Municipality) in [Møre og Romsdal](/source/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). It is located in the village of [Grodås](/source/Grod%C3%A5s), at the eastern end of the lake [Hornindalsvatnet](/source/Hornindalsvatnet). It is the church for the Hornindal [parish](/source/Parish) which is part of the [Søre Sunnmøre prosti](/source/S%C3%B8re_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 1856 using plans drawn up by the [architect](/source/Architect) Ludolph Rolfsen using plans created by [Hans Linstow](/source/Hans_Linstow). The church seats about 400 people.[1][2] The sculptor [Anders Svor](/source/Anders_Svor) is buried in the church cemetery.[3] ## History View of the exterior of the church The earliest existing historical records of the Hornindal church date back to the year 1330, but the church was not new that year. The first church in Hornindal was a wooden [stave church](/source/Stave_church) called *Hornynarkyrkja* and it was located in Ytrehorn, just west of the present location. The church was likely founded in the 13th century. This church was demolished around the year 1600. It was replaced by a low, wooden [long church](/source/Long_church) at the nearby *Kirkhorn* farm. In 1703, the tower was rebuilt. In 1856, new church was built about 30 metres (98 ft) north of the older church. The [architect](/source/Architect) Ludolph Rolfsen designed the building using plans created by the famous architect [Hans Linstow](/source/Hans_Linstow). The builder was first Anders Muldsvor, but he died before the work was finished, and was replaced by Gjert Lien. The church was [consecrated](/source/Consecrate) on 30 November 1856 by the priest Wilhelm Frimann Koren. After the new church was in use, the old church was torn down. In 1907, the original tile roof was replaced with a slate roof. In 1956, a [sacristy](/source/Sacristy) was built adjacent to the [chancel](/source/Chancel).[4][5][6] Prior to 1 January 2020, the church was part of the [Nordfjord prosti](/source/Nordfjord_prosti) in the [Diocese of Bjørgvin](/source/Diocese_of_Bj%C3%B8rgvin). On 1 January 2020, [Hornindal Municipality](/source/Hornindal_Municipality) was merged into [Volda Municipality](/source/Volda_Municipality) which was in a different county, so also on that date it was transferred to [Søre Sunnmøre prosti](/source/S%C3%B8re_Sunnm%C3%B8re_prosti) in the [Diocese of Møre](/source/Diocese_of_M%C3%B8re).[6] ## See also - [List of churches in Møre](/source/List_of_churches_in_M%C3%B8re) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Hornindal kyrkje"](https://kirkesok.no/kirke/144400101). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 September 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker"](http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm) (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 September 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Hofseth, Emilie (2014). ["Korleis Hornindal kyrkje er utforma"](https://stryn.kyrkja.no/Portals/0/Filer/Kyrkjeklokka/2014/Kyrkjeklokka%202014%20-%203.pdf) (PDF). *Kyrkjeklokka*. No. 3. p. 9. Retrieved 25 March 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Hornindal kyrkje"](http://www.nrk.no/sf/leksikon/index.php/Hornindal_kyrkje) (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 29 September 2013.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Hornindal kyrkjestad"](http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=84633) (in Norwegian). [Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage](/source/Norwegian_Directorate_for_Cultural_Heritage). Retrieved 22 September 2019. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NK_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NK_6-1) ["Hornindal kirke"](https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/more-og-romsdal/hornindal-kirke/). *Norges-Kirker.no* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 August 2021. v t e Church of Norway churches in the Søre Sunnmøre prosti in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway Hareid: Hareid Herøy: Herøy Indre Herøy Leikanger Sande: Gursken Larsnes Sande Ulstein: Ulstein Vanylven: Rovde St. Jetmund Syvde Vanylven Åram Volda: Austefjord Bjørke Dalsfjord Hornindal Kilsfjord Volda Ørsta: Hjørundfjord Vartdal Ørsta Authority control databases: Artists KulturNav --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hornindal Church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornindal_Church) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornindal_Church?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.