Valen Church
Valen Church | |
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Valen kyrkje | |
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![]() ![]() Valen Church Location in Hordaland county ![]() ![]() Valen Church Valen Church (Norway) | |
59°49′58″N 5°46′26″E / 59.83273°N 5.77401°ECoordinates: 59°49′58″N 5°46′26″E / 59.83273°N 5.77401°E | |
Location | Kvinnherad, Hordaland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Aksel Fronth |
Completed | 1978 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 300 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Husnes og Holmedal |
Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Valen Church (Norwegian: Valen kyrkje) is a parish church in Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valen. The church is part of the Husnes og Holmedal parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The modern, brown, wooden church was built in 1978 by the architect Aksel Fronth. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Valen kyrkje, Kvinnherad". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
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