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16-469: Tradition says that there have been seven churches located all over the island of Veøya , some of which may have dated back to the 8th century. Since the Viking Age , the whole Romsdalsfjorden was quite important as a transportation route and the island of Veøya was centrally located, making it quite important as well. The island of Veøya had a market town on it and many residents. The only church remaining on

32-538: A lake, which is very popular with local birds, and a stage that is used during Moldejazz , the Molde International Jazz Festival. Several houses are included in a guided tour: Tresfjord Cottage, Holt Cottage, Hammervoll house, and Erik Pålgarden Garden. Krona is the Romsdal Museum's new museum building. In addition to the art collection and archives of historical photographs, the building houses

48-574: Is based in Molde Municipality , but it has sites all over the region. The museum was founded by Peter Tønder Solemdal (1876-1963) in 1912, and is one of the largest and most extensive folk museums in Norway. In addition, the museum has a library and several archives for prints, text, and photographs. In 1928, the museum was opened to the public. In the middle of the field is the old "Isdammen", previously used for ice production. The area also contains

64-547: Is periodically used for special occasions. In the 1950s, one family still owned homes on the island, but they were only used for vacations, so there were no longer any permanent residents living on the island. From 1976-1978, the church was refurbished by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage . Since 1990, the church has been jointly owned by the parish, the municipality, and the Romsdal Museum . From 1990-1992,

80-510: The Apostle Peter , is built in stone and it is the only survivor of three churches on Veøya in the Middle Ages . This church dates back to around the year 1200. It has a capacity of 400 people, and served the entire region, while the other churches served the local population. Veøya is mentioned by Snorre Sturlason in connection with the battle of Sekken in 1162 where king Håkon Herdebrei

96-596: The Old Veøy Church) was built. The Old Veøy Church is a Romanesque long church built of stone and covered with white plaster. The church is constructed out of locally quarried soapstone and marble . The church was designated as the main church for the parish of Veøy starting in 1480. In 1589, the parish had annex churches located in Bolsøy , Rødven , Kleive , Vestnes , Tresfjord , Vistdal , and Eresfjord . The church has been renovated and expanded several times over

112-479: The centuries including in 1631, 1656, 1722, and a major refurbishment from 1760-1790. In 1814, this church served as an election church ( Norwegian : valgkirke ). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway . This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish

128-523: The church and surroundings were examined archaeologically. Jonas Lied donated one-third of his wealth to the renovation of the old church. Ve%C3%B8ya Veøya (or Veøy ) is an island in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . It is located at a junction of the three main branches of Romsdal Fjord between the island of Sekken and the mainland near the village of Nesjestranda . The 6-square-kilometre (2.3 sq mi) island

144-488: The island is the Old Veøy Church which has been the only church on the island for the last several hundred years. The earliest existing historical records of this church on Veøya date back to the year 1308, but it was not new that year. The first church on Veøy was probably a wooden stave church that was built during the mid-11th century. That church was torn down around the year 1200 when the present church (now known as

160-448: The mainland, with 756 inhabitants in total, were incorporated into the neighboring Molde Municipality . The island was Norway's first legally protected land, and the buildings on the island are now part of the Romsdal museum . Romsdal Museum The Romsdal Museum ( Norwegian : Romsdalsmuseet ) is a museum in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . The museum

176-552: The valley to Lesja . From there it followed the pilgrim trail over Dovre to Trøndelag , or down the Gudbrandsdal valley to Eastern Norway . The eastern branch led through the Langfjorden where they hauled their ships over the 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) wide, low-lying isthmus at Eidsvåg , in order to avoid the dreaded waters of Hustadvika , and then back to the shipping routes northwards to Nidaros (modern day Trondheim ). To

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192-399: The west, past the inlet of the fjord, were the southbound routes to Bergen . At this junction, Veøy was established as a kaupang ( Old Norse for a market town ), and Romsdal’s economic, administrative, and religious center. It had 300-500 permanent residents, and was an important commercial center, with a significant increase during the sailing season. The Old Veøy Church , dedicated to

208-456: Was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet in Eidsvoll later that year. In 1832, and again in 1858, the church was renovated. From the mid-1600s to the late-1800s, the island of Veøya had lost is great importance and few people were actually living on the island. In 1901, a royal decree

224-420: Was handed down that discontinued the church in active use. The decree authorized the construction of a new Veøy Church on the mainland so that residents of the parish could more easily reach the church. In 1907, the new Veøy Church was completed and put into use. After that, the old church was renamed "Old Veøy Church" and it was preserved as a historic site. Since 1907, the church has not been in regular use, but

240-507: Was killed by Erling Skakke on 7 July 1162, during the Norwegian civil wars . Veøya, or nearby on the mainland, was probably the seat of Ragnvald Eysteinsson (Ragnvald Mørejarl), earl of Møre, whose son was Hrolf Ganger (Gange-Rolv). The island became the seat for the municipality of Veøy in 1838. On 1 January 1964 the islands Sekken and Veøya as well as the Nesjestranda district on

256-506: Was the municipal centre of the old Veøy municipality. The island was Norway's first legally protected land, and the buildings on the island, including the Old Veøy Church , are now part of the Romsdal Museum . The island was a strategic location for the coastal routes during the Viking Age . The southern branch of Romsdal Fjord leads to the Romsdal valley (and the present-day town of Åndalsnes ), where important trade routes led up

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