Ørsta Church

Ørsta Church
Ørsta kyrkje
View of the church
62°12′01″N 6°07′50″E / 62.20019969847°N 6.1306232213°E / 62.20019969847; 6.1306232213
LocationØrsta, Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated4 December 1864
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Heinrich Ernst Schirmer
and Wilhelm von Hanno
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1864 (1864)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
ParishØrsta
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85910

Ørsta Church (Norwegian: Ørsta kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ørsta. It is the church for the Ørsta parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1864 using plans drawn up by the architects Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno. The church seats about 350 people.