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]

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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59.83273°N 5.77401°E / 59.83273; 5.77401
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

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

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. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 26 March 2015.