Orre Old Church, Orre, Norway

Orre Old Church was built in c. 1250. It was a parish church until 1950, when the new church was completed.

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Verena Fuglestad (3 years ago)
Nice old church and graveyard. Worth a visit. Wish it was open and we could see inside…

rita kirkerød rosland (3 years ago)
It was so nice Orre old church where my husband was baptized 77 years ago and grandchildren will get married there on 1 July 2022

Mads Roar Landøy (4 years ago)
Beautiful

John C. N. Eriksen (6 years ago)
Beautiful

Egil Lund (6 years ago)
Nice location, nice church

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