Valestrand Church

Valestrand Church
Valestrand kyrkje
View of the church
Valestrand Church Location in Hordaland county Valestrand Church Location in Hordaland county
59°40′30″N 5°28′00″E / 59.6749°N 5.4667°ECoordinates: 59°40′30″N 5°28′00″E / 59.6749°N 5.4667°E
Location	Sveio, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	17 Oct 1873
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ole Vangberg
Completed	1873
Specifications
Capacity	480
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Valestrand og Førde
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Valestrand Church (Norwegian: Valestrand kyrkje) is a parish church in Sveio municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valestrand, just south of the village of Valevåg. The church is part of the Valestrand og Førde parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1873 by the architect Ole Vangberg. The church, which seats about 400 people, was consecrated on 15 October 1873 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland. The church here was originally built to replace the small nearby Valen Church, which was renovated and turned into a school.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Hordaland

References

1. "Valestrand kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2015-03-09.