Brattvær Church
Brattvær Church (Norwegian: Brattvær kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Smøla Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the tiny hamlet of Brattvær, just south of the larger village of Råket on the western coast of the island of Smøla. It is the church for the Brattvær parish which is part of the Ytre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1917 by the architect Jakob Parelius Holmgren. The church seats about 420 people.
| Brattvær Church | |
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| Brattvær kirke | |
View of the church | |
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| Location | Smøla Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 15th-century |
| Consecrated | 26 September 1917 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Jakob Parelius Holmgren |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1917 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Møre bispedømme |
| Deanery | Ytre Nordmøre prosti |
| Parish | Brattvær |
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site | |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 83943 |
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