Frei Church | |
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Frei kirke | |
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63°01′28″N 7°48′09″E / 63.0244°N 7.8026°ECoordinates: 63°01′28″N 7°48′09″E / 63.0244°N 7.8026°E | |
Location |
Kristiansund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Karl Norum |
Completed | 1897 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 400 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Frei |
Deanery | Ytre Nordmøre prosti |
Diocese | Diocese of Møre |
Frei Church (Norwegian: Frei kirke) is a parish church in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nedre Frei on the southern shore of the island of Frei. The church is part of the Frei parish in the Ytre Nordmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The yellow, wooden church was built in 1897 by the architect Karl Norum. The church was built to replace an older building dating back to 1766. The present church seats about 400 people.