Veøy Church Explained

Veøy Church
Fullname:Veøy kyrkje
Coordinates:62.6857°N 7.4543°W
Location:Molde Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Møre bispedømme
Parish:Røvik og Veøy
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1907
Consecrated Date:1907
Architect:Karl Norum
Architectural Type:Long church
Style:Dragestil
Materials:Wood
Capacity:212

Veøy Church (Norwegian: Veøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sølsnes. It is the main church for the Røvik og Veøy parish which is part of the Molde domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The red, wooden church was built in a long church design in the dragestil style in 1907 by the architect Karl Norum. The church seats about 212 people.[1] [2]

History

Towards the end of the 19th century, the island of Veøya had long since been depopulated, with the exception of the clergy family and its household, so it was difficult to maintain a main parish church such as the Old Veøy Church on the island. In 1901, it was decided to take the island's medieval church out of use as a parish church and move the church site to Sølsnes on the mainland nearby. The new church was designed by the architect Karl Norum. The new building was completed and consecrated in 1907.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Veøy kyrkje, Sølsnes. Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. 2019-06-22.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . no. KirkeKonsulenten.no . 2019-06-22.
  3. Web site: Veøy kirke . Norges-Kirker.no . 2021-07-20 . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Sølsnes (Veøy) kirkested . 2021-07-20 . . Norwegian.