Valnesfjord Church

Valnesfjord Church (Norwegian: Valnesfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Straumsnes. It is the church for the Valnesfjord parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1905 by the architect K. Tessem. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2] The building was consecrated on 14 June 1905 the Bishop Peter Wilhelm Bøckman.[3]

Valnesfjord Church
Valnesfjord kirke
View of the church
Valnesfjord Church
Location of the church
Valnesfjord Church
Valnesfjord Church (Norway)
67.2927°N 15.1738°E / 67.2927; 15.1738
LocationFauske, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated14 June 1905
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)K. Tessem
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1905
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishValnesfjord
DeanerySalten prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
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See also
  • List of churches in Nordland

References
  1. "Valnesfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  3. "Valnesfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Fauske kirkelig fellesråd. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
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