Brattvåg Church Explained

Brattvåg Church
Fullname:Brattvåg kyrkje
Coordinates:62.602°N 6.4416°W
Location:Ålesund Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Møre bispedømme
Parish:Brattvåg
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1977
Consecrated Date:1977
Architect:Aksel Fronth
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Concrete and wood
Capacity:650

Brattvåg Church (Norwegian: Brattvåg kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brattvåg. It is one of the two churches for the Brattvåg parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The modern-looking concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 1977 using plans drawn up by the architect Aksel Fronth. The church seats about 650 people.[1] [2]

History

During the 20th century, the village of Brattvåg grew up as an industrial centre for the old Haram Municipality. The church in Brattvåg was built in 1977 using designs by Aksel Fronth. The church was consecrated in 1977. It is a fairly modern looking building with two large triangular walls with a slit of glass in between, forming a somewhat modern take on a church bell tower. The lower level of the building houses a church hall as well as the main entrance to the building while the upper-level houses the main sanctuary.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brattvåg kyrkje . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen . 2019-07-28.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian . 2019-07-28.
  3. Web site: Brattvåg kirke . 2021-08-03 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.