Valderøy Church

Valderøy Church
Valderøy kyrkje
Valderøy Church

Location in Møre og Romsdal

62°30′11″N 6°07′48″E / 62.5030°N 6.1300°ECoordinates: 62°30′11″N 6°07′48″E / 62.5030°N 6.1300°E
Location Giske Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Øyvind Grimnes
Completed 1961
Specifications
Capacity 530
Materials Stone/Brick
Administration
Parish Valderøy
Deanery Nordre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese Diocese of Møre

Valderøy Church (Norwegian: Valderøy kyrkje) is a parish church in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the village of Nordstrand on the island of Valderøya. The church is part of the Valderøy parish in the Nordre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white, brick church was built in 1961 by the architect Øyvind B. Grimnes. It was officially consecrated for use on 29 July 1961. The church seats about 530 people.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. "Valderøy kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  3. "Valderøy Kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Giske Kyrkjelege Fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-07-16.