Våle Church
Church in Vestfold, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Våle Church (Norwegian: Våle kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kirkevoll. It is the church for the Våle parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1190 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 244 people.[1][2]
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Våle Church | |
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Våle kirke | |
59°25′11″N 10°16′36″E | |
Location | Tønsberg Municipality, Vestfold |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | c. 11th century |
Consecrated | c. 1190 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
Style | Romanesque |
Completed | c. 1190 (834 years ago) (1190) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 244 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Tunsberg |
Deanery | Tønsberg domprosti |
Parish | Våle |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85883 |
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