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Brattvåg Church
Brattvåg Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haram Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brattvåg. It is one of the two churches for the Brattvåg parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The modern-looking concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 1977 using plans drawn up by the architect Aksel Fronth. The church seats about 650 people. History During the 20th century, the village of Brattvåg grew up as an industrial centre for Haram Municipality. The church in Brattvåg was built in 1977 using designs by Aksel Fronth. The church was consecrated in 1977. It is a fairly modern looking building with two large triangular walls with a slit of glass in between, forming a somewhat modern take on a church bell tower. The lower level of the building houses a church hall as well as the main entrance to the building while the upper-level houses the main sanctuary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haram Municipality
Haram is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative center is Brattvåg, the industrial center of Sunnmøre. Other important villages in the municipality include Austnes, Eidsvik, Helle, Longva, Hildrestranda, Søvik, Tennfjord, and Vatne. The municipality is the 280th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Haram Municipality is the 120th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,357. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 3% over the previous 10-year period. Brattvåg IL is a sports club based in the municipality. ''Tennfjord Mannskor'' is a male choir from the village of Tennfjord. General information The parish of ''Harham'' (later spelled ''Haram'') was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1890, Haram Municipality was divided into two: the western island district (populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |