Spjelkavik Church

Coordinates: 62°28′04″N 6°20′52″E / 62.4677304375°N 6.347793638706°E / 62.4677304375; 6.347793638706
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Spjelkavik Church
Spjelkavik kyrkje
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62°28′04″N 6°20′52″E / 62.4677304375°N 6.347793638706°E / 62.4677304375; 6.347793638706
LocationÅlesund Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1987
Consecrated1987
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Alf Apalseth
Architectural typeHexagonal
Completed1987 (37 years ago) (1987)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryNordre Sunnmøre prosti
ParishSpjelkavik
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID227365

Spjelkavik Church (Norwegian: Spjelkavik 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 Spjelkavik on the western end of the island of Uksenøya. It is the church for the Spjelkavik parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The brick church was built in a hexagonal design in 1987 using plans drawn up by the architect Alf Apalseth. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ "Spjelkavik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Spjelkavik kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 August 2021.