Valen Church

This article is about the church in Kvinnherad, Norway. For the church in Sveio, Norway, see Valen Chapel.

Valen Church (Norwegian: Valen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valen. It is one of the three churches for the Husnes og Holmedal parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The modern, brown, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 1978 using plans drawn up by the architect Aksel Fronth. The church seats about 300 people.^[1][2]

Valen Church
Valen kyrkje
View of the church
59°49′58″N 5°46′26″E
Location	Kvinnherad, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1978
Consecrated	1978
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Aksel Fronth
Architectural type	Rectangular
Completed	1978 (46 years ago) (1978)
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Parish	Husnes og Holmedal

History

During the 1970s, planning for a new church in Valen took place. The architect Aksel Fronth was hired to design the building. It has a very similar design to Landro Church and Olsvik Church which Fronth also designed. The new church was completed and consecrated in 1978.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Valen kyrkje, Kvinnherad". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
3. Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Valen kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 20 November 2021.