Valestrand Church

Valestrand Church (Norwegian: Valestrand kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sveio Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valestrand, just south of the village of Valevåg. It is one of the churches for the Valestrand og Førde parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1873 using designs by the architect Ole Vangberg. The church seats about 420 people.[1][2]

View of the front exterior of the building
Valestrand Church
Valestrand kyrkje
View of the church
Valestrand Church
Location of the church
Valestrand Church
Valestrand Church (Norway)
59.6749°N 5.4667°E / 59.6749; 5.4667
LocationSveio, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1873
Consecrated17 Oct 1873
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Vangberg
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1873
Specifications
Capacity420
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishValestrand og Førde
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85746

History

The Valestrand area had historically been part of the Valen Church parish. By the 1870s, that church was too small and it was decided to build a new church. It was also decided to build the new church in a more central location for the parish, so it was built about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of the old church site. The new church was consecrated on 15 October 1873 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland. The old Valen Church was then rebuilt as a schoolhouse.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Valestrand kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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