Tingvoll Church

Tingvoll Church (Norwegian: Tingvoll kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tingvoll Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tingvollvågen. It is the church for the Tingvoll parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The stone church was built in a long church style during the second half of the 1100s by an unknown architect. The church seats about 430 people.

Tingvoll Church
Tingvoll kyrkje
View of the church
62.9118555283°N 8.1816025078°E / 62.9118555283; 8.1816025078
LocationTingvoll Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1150-1200
Consecratedc. 1150-1200
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
StyleRomanesque
Completedc. 1175 (1175)
Specifications
Capacity430
Length32 metres (105 ft)
Number of spires1
Spire height36 metres (118 ft)
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryIndre Nordmøre prosti
ParishTingvoll
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85625
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