Giske Church
Giske Church is a 12th-century marble parish church of the Church of Norway in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the island of Giske, about 10 kilometres northwest of the town of Ålesund.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Giske Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature reserve
The Giske Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Makkevika inlet on the island of Giske in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. 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.
Giske Bridge
Bridge
The Giske Bridge is a concrete beam bridge between the islands of Valderøya and Giske in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge is 552 metres long, the longest span is 52 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 17 metres. Giske Bridge is situated 1½ km northeast of Giske Church.
Godøy Chapel
Church
Photo: Henny stokseth, CC BY-SA 3.0 no.
Godøy Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. 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. Godøy Chapel is situated 4 km southwest of Giske Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ålesund.
Ålesund
Photo: GangerRolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ålesund is the largest city in Møre og Romsdal county, West Norway, with about 53,000 inhabitants, 66,000 in the surrounding area. Ålesund is the gateway to the iconic northwestern fjords and surrounding alpine mountains.
Giske Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Giske, Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.49864° or 62° 29′ 55″ northLongitude
6.05026° or 6° 3′ 1″ eastInception
1130Operator
Giske kyrkjelege fellesrådOpen location code
9FJ8F3X2+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 557722884OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranGeoNames ID
8532227Wikidata 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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