Ormøy Church is a church on the island of Ormøya in

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. It was built of wood in 1893 and has 200 seats. The church is listed by the

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. The architectural drawings was made by the German architect Bernhard Steckmest and built in a log technique, characterized by gothic and

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. The outer walls are painted red, while the interior is stained brown and oiled. The pictures of the

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are recessed in the

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and was painted by Trygve Torkildsen. The small

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was made in 1924. On the night of September 19, 1992, the church was set on fire, but a quick reaction from a watchman prevented the church from burning down.

Sources

* Knut Are Tvedt (ed.):

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, Kunnskapsforlaget, Oslo 2010 (page 319) * Pedersen, Gunnar: «Aktuell historie» i Nordstrands Blad, January 30, 2006 .

External links

Official parish site

About Ormøy Church
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