Giske Church

Giske Church is a 12th-century marble parish church of the Church of Norway in Giske Municipality in county, . It is located on the south side of the , about 10 kilometres northwest of the town of .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Giske, Norway
  • Also known as: “Giske kyrkje”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Giske Wildlife Sanctuary and Giske Bridge.

Nature reserve
The is located in the Makkevika inlet on the island of in Giske Municipality in county, . The area received protection in 1988 "to preserve an important wetland area with its habitat, bird life and other wildlife", according to the conservation regulations.

Bridge
Photo: Finnrind, CC BY 2.0.
The is a concrete beam bridge between the islands of and in Giske Municipality in county, . The bridge is 552 metres long, the longest span is 52 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 17 metres. is situated 1½ km northeast of Giske Church.

Church
Photo: Henny stokseth, CC BY-SA 3.0 no.
is a of the Church of Norway in Giske Municipality in county, . It is located on the small island of Godøy. It is an annex chapel in the Giske parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti in the Diocese of Møre. is situated 4 km southwest of Giske Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ålesund.

Photo: GangerRolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the largest city in county, West Norway, with about 53,000 inhabitants, 66,000 in the surrounding area. is the gateway to the iconic northwestern fjords and surrounding alpine mountains.

Giske Church

Latitude
62.49864° or 62° 29′ 55″ north
Longitude
6.05026° or 6° 3′ 1″ east
Inception
1130
Operator
Giske kyrkjelege fellesråd
Open location code
9FJ8F3X2+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 557722884
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
8532227
Wiki­data ID
Q4577841
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Giske Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Giske Kirke”
  • Finnish: “Gisken kirkko”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Giske kirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Giske kirkested”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Giske kyrkje”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Giske kyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Giske kirke”
  • Norwegian: “Giske”
  • Swedish: “Giske kyrka”

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