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Ã…ram Church
Åram Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åram in the northern part of the municipality. It is the church for the Åram parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre (since 2002; prior to that time it was part of the Sande Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), Sande parish). The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1927 using plans drawn up by the architect Sivert Storegjerde. The church seats about 300 people. History The Åram area was historically part of the Sande Church (Sunnmøre), Sande Church parish. In the 1910s, the parish decided to build the new Gursken Church on the island of Gurskøya and divide the parish into two. The new church was built in 1918. This led the people of Åram on the mainland to demand their own church so they didn't have to boat across a fjord to attend church services. After a lot of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanylven Municipality
Vanylven is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre is the village of Fiskå, Møre og Romsdal, Fiskå. Other villages in the municipality include Åheim, Åram, Rovdane, Eidså, Slagnes, and Syvde, Møre og Romsdal, Syvde. The municipality is the 240th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Vanylven Municipality is the 228th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,026. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 8.4% over the previous 10-year period. General information The prestegjeld, parish of ''Vanelven'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The spelling was later changed to Vanylven. On 1 February 1918, the area around the Syvdsfjorden (population: 1,260) was separated to become the new Syvde Municipality. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
