Røvik Church ( no, Røvik kyrkje) is a

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

of the

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

Molde Municipality Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

county,

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. It is located in the village of

Røvika Røvika is a village in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Karlsøyfjorden on the Romsdal Peninsula, about southeast of the town of Molde and about north of the villages of Nesjestra ...

. It is an annex church for the ''Røvik og Veøy''

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which is part of the

Molde domprosti Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of t ...

(arch-

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) in the

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. The white, wooden church was built in a

long church Church building in Norway began when Christianity was established there around the year 1000. The first buildings may have been post churches erected in the 10th or 11th century, but the evidence is inconclusive. For instance under Urnes Stave C ...

design in the

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in 1905 by the

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. The church seats about 200 people.

History

Prior to the 20th century, the

Bolsøy Church Bolsøy is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality of Bolsøy encompassed the area around the Fannefjorden including most of the present-day Molde Municipality, excluding the town of Molde. The municipalit ...

served most of the area around what is now the town of

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

. The church sat on the island of

Bolsøya Bolsøya is an island in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island lies in the Romsdalsfjorden at the entrance to the Fannefjorden. The island is connected to the mainland by the Bolsøy Bridge and to the town of Molde b ...

. By the 1890s, discussions were had on moving the church to the mainland. Eventually, it was decided to build two new churches, a new

Røbekk Church Røbekk Church ( no, Røbekk kirke, ''Bolsøy kirke'') is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Røbekk, an eastern suburb of the town of Molde. It is the ...

on the mainland north of the island of Bolsøya and another new church at Røvika to serve the mainland to the southeast of the island of Bolsøya. On 2 May 1896, the Røvika area established as its own parish after it was split off from the

parish. Bolsøy Church continued to be used until both new churches were completed. The new

was built first, and when that was completed, planning began for the Røvik Church. The

was hired to make designs for the building and Eirik Sylte from

Tresfjord Tresfjord is former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1964. It encompassed about in the southern part of the present-day Vestnes Municipality. The municipality include ...

was hired as the lead builder. The church was completed and

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in 1905. Most of the furniture from the old church on Bolsøya was moved to the new Røvik Church. The old Bolsøy Church was torn down in 1907.

References

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History

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