Værnes Church

Værnes Church
Værnes kirke

View of the church
Værnes Church
Location in Nord-Trøndelag
Værnes Church
Location in Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°27′15″N 10°57′17″E / 63.4543°N 10.9546°E / 63.4543; 10.9546
Location Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Completed 1100
Specifications
Capacity 400
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Stjørdal
Deanery Stjørdal
Diocese Diocese of Nidaros

Værnes Church (Norwegian: Værnes kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Prestmoen, near Værnes. The church is part of the Stjørdal parish in the Stjørdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The stone church was built around the year 1100 to seat about 400 people. It is located along the Stjørdalselva river, just east of the Trondheim Airport, Værnes.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Værnes kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-05-18.


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