Valen Church
Valen Church (Norwegian: Valen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valen. It is one of the three churches for the Husnes og Holmedal parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The modern, brown, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1978 using designs by the architect Aksel Fronth. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2][3]
| Valen Church | |
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| Valen kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
  Valen Church Location of the church  Valen Church Valen Church (Norway) | |
| 59.83273°N 5.77401°E | |
| Location | Kvinnherad, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Aksel Fronth |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1978 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Husnes og Holmedal |
| Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
See also
References
- "Valen kyrkje, Kvinnherad". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
Church of Norway churches in the Sunnhordland prosti in Vestland county, Norway | |||
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