Gjemnes Church

Gjemnes Church (Norwegian: Gjemnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjemnes, along the Batnfjorden. It is the church for the Gjemnes parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1893 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 310 people.[1][2]

Gjemnes Church
Gjemnes kyrkje
View of the church
62°57′48″N 7°46′41″E
LocationGjemnes Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1893
Consecrated1893
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1893 (1893)
Specifications
Capacity310
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryIndre Nordmøre prosti
ParishGjemnes
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84249

History

The municipality and parish of Gjemnes was established in 1893, and that is also when the first church here was built. The church was designed by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and it was one of his last since he died in 1892 and the plans he draw were not actually used until 1893 when the church was built. The wooden long church has a tower on the west end and a pair of sacristies on either side of the choir.[3]

  • Altar
    Altar
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Ceiling
    Ceiling
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Graveyard
    Graveyard

See also

References
  1. "Gjemnes kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. "Gjemnes kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 July 2021.

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