Edøy Church () is a

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of the

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county,

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. It is located at Straumen on the southern coast of the island of Smøla. It is the main church for the Edøy

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which is part of the

Ytre Nordmøre prosti Ytre is the Norwegian word for "outer". It may refer to: People: *Knut Ytre-Arne (1896–1968), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party Places: *Ytre Østfold, the outer coastal area of Østfold county, Norway *Ytre Øydnavatnet, lake in Lyngda ...

(

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) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a

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style in 1885 by the

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s Jacob Digre and Johan Digre. The church seats about 365 people.

History

The church was built to replace the medieval

Old Edøy Church Old Edøy Church () is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Smøla Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the southwestern end of the small island of Edøya, just south of the larger island of Smøla (i ...

as the main church for old Edøy Municipality. The old church was on the island of Edøya, but this new church was built on the main island of Smøla to be closer to the majority of the parish's population. The church was completed on 21 August 1885 and

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on 18 September the same year. The new wooden

has a rectangular

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and a smaller, rectangular

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. There is a small

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on the east end of the chancel. In 1942, the entrance on the west end was enlarged.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edoy Church Smøla Churches in Møre og Romsdal Wooden churches in Norway Long churches in Norway 19th-century Church of Norway church buildings Churches completed in 1885 1885 establishments in Norway

History

See also

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