Ørsta Church

long church design in 1864 using plans drawn up by the architects Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno. The church seats about 350 people.^[1][2]

transepts to the north and south of the nave, creating a cruciform floor plan. The additions were all built using stave church construction. After this renovation, the church nave measured about 20 by 9 metres (66 ft × 30 ft) and the church porch on the west end measured 4.3 by 4.3 metres (14 ft × 14 ft). In 1665, the roof was severely damaged due to a lightning strike and a new roof was built. In 1699, the old, medieval church was renovated and refurbished.^[3][4]

consecrated on 4 December 1864. In 1953, the church porch was torn down and rebuilt. The porch originally had a stave church-inspired design with a triangular gable in the middle, but when it was rebuilt it was given a wide gable shape, much like a temple front. In 1967–1970, the ground underneath the church was excavated to create a basement space where a new church hall and other utility rooms were constructed.^[3][4][5]