Værnes Church
Værnes Church (Norwegian: Værnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stjørdal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Prestmoen, just south of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. It is located along the Stjørdalselva river, just east of the Trondheim Airport, Værnes. It is the church for the Stjørdal parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, stone church was built in a long church style around the year 1100 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 320 people.[1][2][3]
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| Location | Stjørdal, Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Unknown |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | c. 1100 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 320 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Stjørdal |
| Deanery | Stjørdal prosti |
| Diocese | Nidaros |
See also
- List of churches in Trøndelag
References
- "Værnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- Storsletten, Ola, ed. (2012-08-20). "Værnes kirke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
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