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]

Værnes Church
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63.4543°N 10.9546°E / 63.4543; 10.9546
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

1. "Værnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
3. Storsletten, Ola, ed. (2012-08-20). "Værnes kirke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-25.