Valle Church (Lindesnes)

Valle Church (Norwegian: Valle kirke) is a parish church in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vigeland. The church is part of the Valle parish in the Mandal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden, cruciform church was built in 1793. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2]

Valle Church
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58.0812°N 07.3074°E / 58.0812; 07.3074
Location	Lindesnes, Agder
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Style	Cruciform
Completed	1793
Specifications
Capacity	600
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Valle
Deanery	Mandal prosti
Diocese	Agder og Telemark

History

The first time a church in Valle was mentioned in historical records was in 1370, but it is not known exactly where that church was located. In 1577, Peder Claussøn Friis built a church near the present location. That church was in use until 1792 when it was torn down to make room for the present church.

See also

• List of churches in Vest-Agder

References

1. "Valle kirke, Sør-Audnedal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-12-14.