# Sylte Church

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Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Sylte Church Sylte kyrkje View of the church Sylte Church 62°17′58″N 7°15′47″E / 62.2993367178°N 7.26301699876°E / 62.2993367178; 7.26301699876 Location Fjord Municipality, Møre og Romsdal Country Norway Denomination Church of Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran History Status Parish church Founded 14th century Consecrated 5 Nov 1863 Architecture Functional status Active Architect Nils Liaaen Architectural type Long church Style Empire style Completed 1863 (163 years ago) (1863) Specifications Capacity 350 Materials Wood Administration Diocese Møre bispedømme Deanery Nordre Sunnmøre prosti Parish Norddal Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site Type Church Status Listed ID 85026

**Sylte Church** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Sylte kyrkje*) is a [parish church](/source/Parish_church) of the [Church of Norway](/source/Church_of_Norway) in [Fjord Municipality](/source/Fjord_Municipality) in [Møre og Romsdal](/source/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). It is located in the village of [Valldal](/source/Valldal), which is also known as [Sylte](/source/Sylte%2C_Norddal). It is one of the two churches for the Norddal [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 an [Empire style](/source/Empire_style) in 1863 using plans drawn up by the [architect](/source/Architect) Nils Andersen Liaaen. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

## History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1432, but the church existed earlier. The first church in Sylte was a wooden [stave church](/source/Stave_church) that was possibly built during the 14th century. From 1610-1634, a man named Arne Eivindsen was the parish priest for Norddal and during his term as priest, there were two churches in the parish (Sylte Church on the north side of the fjord and [Norddal Church](/source/Norddal_Church) on the south side of the fjord). There was also a chapel at Døving, just north of Sylte. He decided to close the Sylte Church since there was a chapel near there already and to make the Norddal Church the main church for the parish. However, the old Norddal Church was not in good condition, so in the early 1620s, the old Norddal church was torn down and the old Sylte Church from the village of [Sylte](/source/Sylte%2C_Norddal) on the north shore of Norddalsfjorden was disassembled and moved across the fjord to the village of Norddal where it was rebuilt as the new [Norddal Church](/source/Norddal_Church).[3][4]

After the church was moved, there was no church in Sylte after the old church was moved. The small Døving Chapel was located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) upriver from Sylte and a chapel had been located here for centuries to serve the people of the Valldalen valley, and after the 1620s, it also served the people of Sylte. That chapel building had been newly rebuilt in 1754. In 1812, the Døving Chapel was closed permanently. The building was disassembled and moved to Sylte where it was rebuilt as the new Sylte Church.[5] In 1860, residents began talking about building a larger church in Sylte to serve the growing population. In 1863, a new wooden [long church](/source/Long_church) was completed on the same site as the older (smaller) church. The new church was designed by [Nils Andersen Liaaen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nils_Andersen_Liaaen&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Jacob Wilhelm Nordan](/source/Jacob_Wilhelm_Nordan) made several improvements to the plans. The lead builder was Gjert Lien from [Nordfjordeid](/source/Nordfjordeid), who built a number of churches in [Nordfjord](/source/Nordfjord) and [Sunnmøre](/source/Sunnm%C3%B8re). The church was [consecrated](/source/Consecrated) on 5 November 1863.[3][4]

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## See also

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

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Sylte kyrkje, Valldal"](https://kirkesok.no/kirke/152400201). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker"](http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm) (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-kms_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-kms_3-1) ["Sylte kyrkjestad"](https://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=85026) (in Norwegian). [Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage](/source/Norwegian_Directorate_for_Cultural_Heritage). Retrieved 17 August 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NK_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NK_4-1) ["Sylte kirke"](https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/more-og-romsdal/sylte-kirke/). *Norges-Kirker.no* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-kms3_5-0)** ["Døving kyrkjestad"](https://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=84049) (in Norwegian). [Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage](/source/Norwegian_Directorate_for_Cultural_Heritage). Retrieved 30 July 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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