# Skodje Church

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Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Skodje Church Skodje kyrkje View of the church Skodje Church 62°30′22″N 6°41′50″E / 62.5060010198°N 6.6971527040°E / 62.5060010198; 6.6971527040 Location Ålesund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal Country Norway Denomination Church of Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran History Status Parish church Founded 1860 Consecrated 1860 Architecture Functional status Active Architect Fritz Meinhardt Architectural type Long church Completed 1860 (166 years ago) (1860) Specifications Capacity 330 Materials Wood Administration Diocese Møre bispedømme Deanery Nordre Sunnmøre prosti Parish Skodje Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site Type Church Status Listed ID 85471

**Skodje Church** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Skodje kyrkje*) is a [parish church](/source/Parish_church) of the [Church of Norway](/source/Church_of_Norway) in [Ålesund Municipality](/source/%C3%85lesund_Municipality) in [Møre og Romsdal](/source/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). It is located in the [village of Skodje](/source/Skodje_(village)). It is the church for the Skodje [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 1860 using plans drawn up by the [architect](/source/Architect) [Fritz Meinhardt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fritz_Meinhardt&action=edit&redlink=1). The church seats about 330 people.[1][2]

## History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1432, but the church was not new that year. The first church in Skodje was a wooden [stave church](/source/Stave_church) that may have been built in 14th century. The church was originally a [long church](/source/Long_church) design, but some time during the early-1600s, the church was remodeled by adding a [timber-framed](/source/Timber-framed) [transepts](/source/Transept) to the north and south sides of the [nave](/source/Nave) which ultimately created a [cruciform](/source/Cruciform) floor plan. In 1750 the old church was in such poor condition that it was torn down and a new [timber-framed](/source/Timber-framed), [cruciform](/source/Cruciform) church was built on the same site. In 1859 this church too was torn down, and the present church building was constructed. This new church was designed by [Fritz Meinhardt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fritz_Meinhardt&action=edit&redlink=1) and built by the builders Gjert Lien and Alias Tonning. The new church was [consecrated](/source/Consecrated) in 1860.[3][4]

## See also

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

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Skodje kyrkje"](https://kirkesok.no/kirke/152900101). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker"](http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm) (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Skodje kirkested"](http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=85471) (in Norwegian). [Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage](/source/Norwegian_Directorate_for_Cultural_Heritage). Retrieved 10 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NK_4-0)** ["Skodje kirke"](https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/more-og-romsdal/skodje-kirke/). *Norges-Kirker.no* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 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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