Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran Completed 1858 Opened 1858 Architectural style Empire style Diocese Diocese of Møre | Denomination Church of Norway Functional status Active Address 6453 Kleive, Norway Capacity 270 Status Parish church | |
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Location Molde Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal Similar Røvik Church, Veøy Church, Røbekk Church, Sekken Church, Hustad Church | ||
Kleive Church (Norwegian: Kleive kyrkje) is a parish church in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kleive, at the eastern end of the Fannefjorden. The church is the only church in the Kleive parish which is part of the Molde arch-deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1858 in the Empire style. The church seats about 270 people.
History
In 1589, historical records show that a stave church existed in Kleive. That is the oldest known church at that site. That church was demolished in 1697 and a new cruciform church was built to replace it. In 1857, that cruciform church was torn down and the present octagonal church was built.
References
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