Værnes Church
Værnes Church (Norwegian: Værnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stjørdal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located just south of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. It is located along the Stjørdalselva river, just east of the Trondheim Airport, Værnes.
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| Location | Stjørdal, Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | c. 1190 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 320 |
| Materials | Stone |
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| Parish | Stjørdal |
| Deanery | Stjørdal prosti |
| Diocese | Nidaros |
It is the church for the Stjørdal parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.
The white, stone church was built in a long church style in five stages from 1130 until 1190 by an unknown architect.[1] The church seats about 320 people.[2][3][4]
See also
References
- Værnes kirke, en kulturskatt i stein og tre. Edited by Morten Stige and Kjell Erik Pettersson. Published by Stjørdal historielag with Institute for Comparative Research in Human Culture, 2016. 449 pages. ISBN 978-82-995244-3-8
- "Værnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- Storsletten, Ola, ed. (2012-08-20). "Værnes kirke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
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