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Church in Trøndelag, Norway
Valsøyfjord Church
Valsøyfjord kyrkje
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63°08′16″N 8°29′27″E / 63.137816250°N 8.490863889°E / 63.137816250; 8.490863889
LocationHeim Municipality,
Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Otnes kyrkje
StatusParish church
Founded1864
Consecrated1864
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1864 (161 years ago) (1864)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryOrkdal prosti
ParishHalsa
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85251

Valsøyfjord Church (Norwegian: Valsøyfjord kyrkje; historically: Otnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Heim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valsøyfjord. It is one of two churches for the Halsa parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1864 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 300 people.

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References

  1. "Valsøyfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
Church of Norway churches in the Orkdal prosti in Trøndelag county, Norway

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