Valderøy Church

Valderøy Church
Valderøy kyrkje
Valderøy Church Location in Møre og Romsdal 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

• List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

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.