Stordal Old Church, in the village of Stordal, Møre and Romsdal, Norway
Old Stordal Church is a former parish church in Stordal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stordal. The church is part of the Stordal parish in the Austre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. It is no longer used regularly as a church, and it is now owned by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments. The white, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1789 to replace an earlier stave church on the site. This church was built by the people of the Stordal parish and it was regularly used until 1908 when the new Stordal Church was completed, about 1 kilometre ( mi) to the west. The church seats about 170 people. The church is also known as the Norwegian: Rosekyrkja or "Rose Church" because the interior walls and ceilings are painted with rosemaling, a decorative style of painting that is common in Norway
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Location: Old Stordal Church, Stordal, Møre and Romsdal, Norway
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