Valen Church

This article is about the church in Kvinnherad, Norway. For the church in Sveio, Norway, see Valen Chapel.
Valen Church
Valen kyrkje
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59°49′58″N 5°46′26″E / 59.8327195588379°N 5.7740208506584°E / 59.8327195588379; 5.7740208506584
LocationKvinnherad, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1978
Consecrated1978
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Aksel Fronth
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1978 (46 years ago) (1978)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishHusnes og Holmedal

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 rectangular design in 1978 using plans drawn up by the architect Aksel Fronth. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

History

During the 1970s, planning for a new church in Valen took place. The architect Aksel Fronth was hired to design the building. It has a very similar design to Landro Church and Olsvik Church which Fronth also designed. The new church was completed and consecrated in 1978.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Valen kyrkje, Kvinnherad". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. ^ Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Valen kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 20 November 2021.