Valberg Church | |
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Valberg kirke | |
68°11′32″N 13°56′32″E / 68.19216307°N 13.94212916°E | |
Location | Vestvågøy, Nordland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1660 |
Consecrated | 12 September 1889 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Andreas Grenstad |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1889 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 280 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Lofoten prosti |
Parish | Valberg |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85742 |
Valberg Church (Norwegian: Valberg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valberg on the island of Vestvågøya. It is the church for the Valberg parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1889 using plans drawn up by the architect Andreas Grenstad. The church seats about 280 people.[1][2]