Valnesfjord Church
| Valnesfjord Church | |
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| Valnesfjord kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Valnesfjord Church Location in Nordland  Valnesfjord Church Location in Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 67°17′34″N 15°10′26″E / 67.2927°N 15.1738°E | |
| Location | Fauske, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 14 June 1905 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | K. Tessem |
| Completed | 1905 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Valnesfjord |
| Deanery | Salten prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
Valnesfjord Church (Norwegian: Valnesfjord kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Fauske in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Straumsnes. The church is part of the Valnesfjord parish in the Salten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was completed in 1905, and it was consecrated on 14 June 1905 the Bishop Peter Wilhelm Bøckman. The church seats about 315 people.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Valnesfjord Kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ↑ "Valnesfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Fauske kirkelig fellesråd. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
Church of Norway churches in the Salten deanery, Nordland county, Norway | |||
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