Øksendal Church


Øksendal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øksendalsøra. It is the church for the Øksendal parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style with a neo-gothic design in 1894 by the architect Adolf Schirmer. The church seats about 260 people.

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1309. The original church was located at Husby, about south of the present location of the church. In 1661, the church was described as cruciform design, with the northern, southern, and western arms of the cross design being built using stave church methods, but the eastern arm of the cross was timber-framed since that section had been rebuilt about six years prior using more modern building methods. In 1711, the church was described as being in very poor condition with many sections of wood that were rotting. In 1712, the church was torn down and rebuilt on the same site. The new building was a timber-framed cruciform design. Some of the materials from the old church were reused in the new building. By the late-1800s, the church was again in very poor condition and it was decided to tear down the building and construct a new church. This time, it was decided to move the church to the north, a little closer to the village of Øksendalsøra.

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