Ulstein Church

Historie

Ulstein Church is a parish church in Ulstein Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the town of Ulsteinvik. The church is part of the Ulstein parish in the Søre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1849. Parish priest Hans Nicolai Wraamann served as architect. Originally, the church was built about north of Ulsteinvik, but in 1878 it was taken down and moved into town. The church currently seats about 400 people.HistoryThe old church site was located a little north of Ulsteinvik. That site was home to a church possibly since the 12th century. The old medieval church was made of stone and whitewashed on the inside and outside. Lightning struck that church on 30 October 1847 and the building (which already was in poor condition) was heavily damaged. So that church was completely demolished and a new church was built adjacent to the old one. That new church was later moved into the town of Ulsteinvik and it is still in use.