Øre Church


Øre Church 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 Øre. It is the church for the Øre parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1865 by the architect Gustav Olsen from Trondheim. The church seats about 330 people.

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1303, but it was in existence before that time. In 1646, the church was described as a long-style stave church. Around 1650, a steeple was built on the roof of the church. In 1863, the old church was torn down and the present building was then built to replace it. The church was an annex chapel to the Tingvoll parish for centuries, until 1893 when Øre became its own prestegjeld based at this church.

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