About Grytten Church
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Grytten Church (Norwegian: Grytten kyrkje) is a parish church in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located near the mouth of the Rauma River in the village of Veblungsnes. The church is part of the Grytten parish in the Indre Romsdal deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The red, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1829 possibly using Sør-Fron Church as a model. The church seats about 250 people. Four large columns support the tower. In the church there is a tall (about 2 meters) wooden crucifix, possibly from the 13th century. The church has so called pulpit altar (Kanzelaltar in German), that is the pulpit is centrally located directly above the altar (according to the style of Sør-Fron Church). The two churchbells are from the previous churches.
