Valberg Church

Valberg Church
Valberg kirke
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68°11′32″N 13°56′32″E / 68.19216307°N 13.94212916°E / 68.19216307; 13.94212916
LocationVestvågøy, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1660
Consecrated12 September 1889
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Andreas Grenstad
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1889 (135 years ago) (1889)
Specifications
Capacity280
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryLofoten prosti
ParishValberg
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85742

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]

  1. ^ "Valberg kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 November 2018.