Top Things to do in Møre og Romsdal
The 6 Best Sacred & Religious Sites in Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway
The most northerly of the Western Fjord counties, More og Romsdal is a land of rich and rugged terrain, including steep mountains, rolling valleys, many islands, some of the country’s longest waterfalls and, of course, the deep fjords that make the area so famous. Geirangerfjord, one of Norway’s most visited fjords, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and home to the spectacular Brudesløret (Bride’s Veil) and De Syv Søstrene (The Seven Sisters) waterfalls. Picturesque Alesund is the county capital.
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1. Ellingsoy Church
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
Ellingsoy Church was consecrated the 31st of August 1998, and is designed by the architect Oscar Norderval. The church is idyllically situated in Slotsvika, with a fjord view of islands and skerries. It is stretching upwards with a special roof construction, viewing God's heaven. Some may look upon the building as hands, gathering their finger tips at the top and covering the parish protectively. Other may remember the meeting tent carried by the Israelits throug the desert. The beautiful church art in Ellingsoy Church, created by the artist Hakon Gullvag, consists of a hanging cube in the middle of the church room. This is telling about the incidents of the Bible - the past. At the front is the priest and the altar, representing the present, and at the wall behind the altar is the circle with Jesus collecting souls to Heaven.
2. Nordlandet Church
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4.0 based on 15 reviews
An art nouveau church built in 1914, the stone was quarried locally. The glass paintings are by Emanuel Vigeland. The church has an altar bible dating back to 1632, and the altarpiece is from the 18th century. The church is frequently used for cultural events/concerts. Nordlandet church is situated straight up from the harbour area of the Nordlandet district of Kristiansund and was the town's main church from 1940 until the new Kirkelandet church was taken into use in 1964.
3. Volsdalen Church
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4.0 based on 7 reviews
Volsdalen Church is situated in alesund, and is a modern church from 1974. The church was designed by Leif Olav Moen, and can seat 500 people. Volsdalen Church has got several lovely colourful stained glass windows, made by Franz Widerberg. The altar piece by Widerberg is a painting in three parts, and the font in Norwegian shale was designed by the church's architect.
4. Andalsnes Train Chapel
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4.0 based on 26 reviews
Church on rail. Welcome to the first and only train chapel in Norway - probably also the only one in the world - which has stopped by the platform of the end station of the Rauma Line andalsnes. This old and venerable railway carriage was a gift from the Norwegian State Railway, and which through a long life has served busy people on travel, will now serve as a small house of God to give people silence and peace in an otherwise noisy world. The chapel was consecrated by bishop Odd Bondevik on the 10th of June 2003 in the presence of our royal couple, king Harald and queen Sonja.
Reviewed By radnage49 - Radnage, United Kingdom
A unique experience visiting this unusual place of God. Excellent. The restored train carriage is stationary alongsode the station in Andalsnes, right next to the cruise terminal. it is well worth a visit. Thank you.
5. Kirkelandet kirke
6. Strandgravfeltet Pa Losetstranda
At Løsetstranda you will find burial cairns along the shore. This large prehistoric cemetery with 63 graves is one of the largest in Norway. The cairns are dated late Iron Age or early Bronze Age. There has been a belief that the hulder lived in the cairns and mounds. Please show respect for the graves of our ancestors. All medievel and prehistoric archeological sites are protected by law.
