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Vallset Church

Vallset Church (Norwegian: Vallset kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stange Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vallset. It is the church for the Vallset parish which is part of the Hamar domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1850 using plans drawn up by Capt. Erik Glørsen Frisak. The church seats about 350 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1520, but that was not the year the church was built. The first church in Vallset was a wooden long church that was likely built in the early 1500s as an annex chapel to the main Romedal Church. The original church was also known as Tomter Church (Norwegian: Tomter kirke). Not much is known about this first building. By the mid-1800s, the church was in need of replacement. Captain Erik Glørsen Frisak was hired to design the new church and Thomas Aasen and Ole Bækken were hired as the lead builders. The new building was a half-timbered cruciform church with a tower on the west end. The new building was consecrated on 25 September 1850. In 1874, the church was given exterior wood paneled siding to cover up the logs used to construct the building. Also, a new spire was added to the tower. The church was restored around the year 1950. During this restoration, the timber walls were uncovered by removing the old wall paneling. Also some of the old furniture (altarpiece and pulpit) that had been hidden in the attic was moved back into the nave and chancel. Media gallery See also List of churches in Hamar References
Vallø Church

Vallø Church (Norwegian: Vallø kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vallø. It is one of the churches for the Søndre Slagen parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The gray, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1782 using plans drawn up by the architects Johan Christian Hvoslef and Jacob Smith. The church seats about 246 people. History Vallø, outside Tønsberg, has been an industrial location throughout history. A saltworks was built there in 1739, and it was during that time that a church was first built at Vallø. This decision was made since the road to Slagen Church was considered too long at a time when the population of the place was increasing. The decision to build the church was made in 1777. A first draft of the plans was drawn up by Johan Christian Hvoslef, but the master builder Jacob Smith who built the church seems to have modified the plans. The church was consecrated by the bishop on 4 December 1782. The new timber-framed building was constructed in the Louis XVI style. The building has a rectangular nave with a smaller chancel with a sacristy on the east end. There is also a church porch and bell tower on the west end. The bell tower has a unique copper-domed top. Media gallery See also List of churches in Tunsberg References
Valsøyfjord Church

Valsøyfjord Church (Norwegian: Valsøyfjord kyrkje; historically: Otnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Heim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valsøyfjord. It is one of two churches for the Halsa parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1864 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 300 people. Media gallery See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Vang Church (Vang)

Vang Church (Norwegian: Vang kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vang i Valdres, on the shore of the lake Vangsmjøse. It is the church for the Vang parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1839 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 250 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1341, but the church was not new that year. The first church in Vang was a wooden stave church that was likely built in the late 1100s, possibly around 1180. The church was fairly small, measuring about 36 by 36 feet (11 m × 11 m). It had a rectangular nave with a smaller, narrower chancel. There was an open-air corridor around the church which were removed in the 1600s or 1700s. In 1814, this church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway. This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet at Eidsvoll Manor later that year. In 1832, the parish started planning to replace the centuries-old church because it was in poor condition and too small for the congregation. Plans were drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The parish priest in Vang had complained about the smell in the cemetery, and so it was decided to place the new church a little further to the northwest of the old church site. The new building was a wooden cruciform church. The construction took place in 1839 and the new building was consecrated on 9 April 1840. In 1841, the old church (which was still standing next to the new building) was disassembled and put up for auction. The famous artist, Johan Christian Dahl bought the materials to save some of the historic art and carvings from destruction. Dahl unsuccessfully tried to get the old church to be rebuilt elsewhere in Norway. After some controversy, he sold them to King Frederick William IV of Prussia who had a residence in the Giant Mountains at Brückenberg in Silesia (now part of Poland). The King bought the materials and moved them to Brückenberg where it would be rebuilt and used for the local congregation there where it is now known as Vang Stave Church. The newly rebuilt church is not an exact replica of the old church at Vang. This is the only medieval Norwegian stave church to be moved out of the country. The newly rebuilt church was consecrated in 1844. Media gallery See also List of churches in Hamar References
Vangsnes Church

Vangsnes Church (Norwegian: Vangsnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vangsnes. It is the church for the Vangsnes parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1861 using plans drawn up by the local Vicar Harald Ulrik Sverdrup. The church seats about 261 people. The large Statue of Fridtjof is located about 300 metres (980 ft) north of the church. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1340, but the church was not new that year. The first church at Vangsnes was a wooden stave church that was likely built in the mid-1100s. In 1854, the church was described as having a 7-by-5.35-metre (23.0 ft × 17.6 ft) nave with a 3.75-by-3.75-metre (12.3 ft × 12.3 ft) choir. By the mid-1800s, the 700-year-old building was in poor condition. It was said to be so bad that snow and wind would get through the walls. In 1861, the stave church was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site. The new building was designed by parish priest Harald Ulrik Sverdrup and the lead builder was A.A. Åse. The new church was consecrated on 24 October 1861 by the Dean Thomas Erichsen. In 1836, a sacristy was built just north of the choir. The church was restored in 1957-1958 and during this work, a second floor seating gallery was built. See also List of churches in Bjørgvin References
Vanse Church

Vanse Church (Norwegian: Vanse kirke; historic: Lista kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Farsund Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vanse. It is the main church for the Lista parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone church was built in a cruciform design around the year 1037 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The medieval church was rebuilt and expanded in the 12th century and then again in the mid-19th century. The church currently seats about 850 people. History Given that Lista apparently was a more populous area than the Oddernes parish, and that these churches seem to be built by the same teams, Vanse Church has been dated to around the year 1037. The first church may have been built in wood and then replaced by a stone church at a later stage. The stone church may originally have been in the Romanesque style. The church still has pointed arches in early Gothic style. The western part of the nave is the oldest remaining part of the church. Originally, the church had two windows high up on the south wall, and two windows at the choir wall. Other literature indicates that the creation of the church was begun around 1200, and designed with pointed arches in early Gothic architecture. However, this may indicate the dating of some of the oldest parts of the church are derived from the 13th century. In 1814, this church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway. This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet at Eidsvoll Manor later that year. The church was rebuilt again and expanded in 1848, because of an accident in the church where eight people were killed and several were injured. The accident occurred when there arose panic in the crowded church and several people were trampled to death. The choir and the east wall were demolished in 1848 and they were replaced by a large cross-shaped extension. It was during the restoration that a small box of lead with a piece of cloth was found. They also found some limestone and a piece of bone from an unknown saint (possibly St. Olaf). It was found under the church floor in Vanse Church, just in front of the former altar. In 1872, the church was struck by lightning and the subsequent fire in the building caused some damage to the roof which had to be rebuilt. The church has also subsequently undergone some restoration work. The church is listed as a protected site by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage, pursuant to Norwegian law. Media gallery See also List of churches in Agder og Telemark References External links Lista Congregation Website (in Norwegian)
Varaldsøy Church

Varaldsøy Church (Norwegian: Varaldsøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at Våge on the southern part of the island of Varaldsøy. It is the church for the Varaldsøy parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1885 using plans drawn up by the architects Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe and Hans Heinrich Jess. The church seats about 390 people. History There has been a church on Varaldsøy since the Middle Ages. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1337, but it was not new at that time. The first church on the island of Varaldsøy was a wooden stave church that was likely built during the 13th century. The church is said to have had an open air corridor surrounding the building. In 1724, the church was sold by the Crown to Ole Gjerdrum, the local parish priest. During the Norwegian church sale, the King sold hundreds of churches during this time to help pay for the costs of the Great Northern War. Shortly afterwards, in 1729, the old stave church was torn down and replaced by a new timber-framed long church on the same site. The church had a nave that measured about 9.4 by 7.5 metres (31 ft × 25 ft) and a choir that measured about 5 by 3.8 metres (16 ft × 12 ft). In 1873, the parish purchased the church back from private ownership at a cost of 615 Norwegian speciedaler. In 1885, the church was torn down and a new church was built to replace it. The new church was constructed about 200 metres (660 ft) to the southwest of the old church site. This new church was consecrated on 25 November 1885 by the Bishop Waldemar Hvoslef. In 1970, the church underwent an extensive renovation. See also List of churches in Bjørgvin References
Vardal Church

Vardal Church (Norwegian: Vardal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjøvik Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øverbygda. It is the church for the Vardal parish which is part of the Toten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1803 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 480 people. History The first church in Vardal was a wooden stave church that was built in the late 12th century. This church was located on the Haug farm, about 40 metres (130 ft) to the south of the present church. Since it was located on the Haug farm, the church was sometimes referred to as the Haugskjerka. In 1576, Jens Nilssøn visited the church and oversaw the removal of idol images in the church after the Reformation. By the 1600s, the parish was getting too large for the size of the old church. In the 1720s, plans were made to tear down the old church and to build a new church on the same site. The new church was consecrated in 1727 by the Bishop Bartholomæus Deichman. Most of the furniture from the old church was transferred. Not much is known about this church building. On 9 June 1801, there was a lightning storm which struck a nearby farm building on fire. The fire spread to the church stables and the church itself. The church was destroyed by the fire. Soon afterwards, planning for a new church began. The new church was built about 40 metres (130 ft) north of the old church site, just up the hill. The new wooden building was built with a cruciform design. Historians speculate that the architect was Amund Nilsen Gloppe based on the design and style of the building, but this is not confirmed. Construction took place in 1802–1803. The new church held its first service on 18 September 1803 and it was formally consecrated on 30 November 1803. In 1811, the exterior of the building was clad with wooden siding and painted red. Later the building was changed to a white exterior. In 1814, this church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway. This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish was a constituency that elected an electoral college for each county, who later convened to elect the representatives for the assembly at Eidsvoll Manor later that year. Media gallery See also List of churches in Hamar References
Varden Church

Varden Church (Norwegian: Varden kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stavanger Municipality, Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in Varden, within the borough of Storhaug in the city of Stavanger. Serving as the church for the Varden parish, it falls under the Stavanger domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red brick church was built in a rectangular design in 1967, using designs by the architects Jan Jæger and Per Faltinsen. The church seats about 430 people. See also List of churches in Rogaland References
Vardeneset Church

Vardeneset Church (Norwegian: Vardeneset kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the southern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Ytre Tasta neighborhood in the borough of Tasta in the northern part of the city of Stavanger. It is the church for the Vardeneset parish which is part of the Ytre Stavanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The expanded clay aggregate church was built in a rectangular design in 18 using designs by the architect Steinar Skartveit. The church seats about 450 people. The church was consecrated on 2 January 2000 by the Bishop Ernst Oddvar Baasland. See also List of churches in Rogaland References
Varhaug Church

Varhaug Church (Norwegian: Varhaug kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hå Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located just south of the village of Varhaug on the Odland farm. It is the church for the Varhaug parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1904 using designs by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 465 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1328, but it was not new that year. The original church site was along the shore, about 250 metres (820 ft) inland from the coast, just west of the village of Varhaug, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the present site of the church. In 1627, the old stave church was torn down and replaced with a new building on the same site. In 1828, the church was torn down again and rebuilt, reusing many of the same materials from the old building. In 1904, a new Varhaug Church was built about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the southeast of the old church. The new building was consecrated on 7 December 1904 and then the old church was torn down the following spring in 1905. See also List of churches in Rogaland References
Vartdal Church

Vartdal Church (Norwegian: Vartdal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nordre Vartdal, along the Vartdalsfjorden. It is the church for the Vartdal parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1876 using plans drawn up by the architects Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno. The church seats about 360 people. History Historically, the people of Vartdal were part of the Ulstein Church parish. On 26 December 1841, some people from Vartdal were on a boat crossing the Vartdalsfjorden on their way to church when the boat capsized and people drowned. After this incident, demands grew for a church in Vartdal. In the 1870s, permission was granted to build a church in Vartdal. The parish decided to use Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno's drawings for the recently built Ørsta Church as the plans for the new Vartdal Church. Knut L. Stokkeland was hired as the builder, and he scaled down the building somewhat from the original size based on the drawings. The tower is a little different from the one on the Ørsta Church, and also some details inside the church are different as well. A building permit for the new church was granted in May 1876, and it took just over five months to build the church (although it is possible that the foundation wall was erected before the building permit was granted). Despite being essentially completed in fall of 1867, the church was not formally consecrated until 8 April 1877, which was the first Sunday after Easter. A severe storm in March 1879 caused some damage to the new building which was repaired soon after. Since then, it has been repaired or restored several times. In 1938, the choir was renovated and the sacristy was enlarged. In 1976, the church porch was enlarged to add bathroom facilities. Media gallery See also List of churches in Møre References
Vassenden Church

Vassenden Church (Norwegian: Vassenden kyrkje) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vassenden. It is an annex chapel for the Ålhus parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church building was built in a modern, fan-shaped design in 2002 by the architect Per W. Skarstein. The chapel seats about 400 people. History As early as the 1920s, the people of Vassenden were desiring a church of their own in their village. In 1930, a cemetery was built in Vassenden, but no church. Finally, by the year 2000, financing was finally in place and approval for a church was given. Per W. Skarstein was hired as the architect and Karl Russøy was the lead builder. The modern-style church has a floor space of about 800 square metres (8,600 sq ft). The sanctuary has adjoining side rooms with walls that can be moved to make the main room larger. The church was completed and formally consecrated on 22 September 2002 by the Bishop Ole Hagesæther. See also List of churches in Bjørgvin References
Vassholmene

Vassholmene est un groupe de deux îles de la commune de Bærum , dans le comté d'Akershus en Norvège. Description Les îlots sont situés dans l'Oslofjord intérieur. Indre Vassholmen se trouve plus près de Snarøya, et possède environ 20 résidents permanents. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, elle est occupée par des soldats allemands, qui installent entre autres trois canons anti-aériens pour défendre la puissance occupante contre les attaques alliées de l'aéroport de Fornebu. Ytre Vassholmen est la plus éloignée ou la plus méridionale des îles. L'île a un espace extérieur public avec une réserve naturelle à la pointe sud. Il y a plusieurs bâtiments qui méritent d'être préservés ici. Parmi eux se trouve une maison à l'est, Nissenhuset, dont Kystleden Indre Oslofjord dispose et loue. La Bærum Sailing Association dispose des autres maisons de l'îlot. Plus au sud, se trouvent deux récifs du nom de Vestre Vassholmen. Réserve naturelle La pointe sud d'Ytre Vassholmen est la réserve naturelle d'Ytre Vassholmen créée en 1978 avec des roches cambrosiluriennes fossilifères appartenant au Rift d'Oslo. Galerie Voir aussi Ressource relative à la géographie : Sentralt stadnamnregister Notes et références Liens internes Liste des îles de Norvège Portail de la Norvège Portail des îles
Vassås Church (Vestfold)

Vassås Church (Norwegian: Vassås kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vassås. It is one of the churches for the "Hof, Vassås og Eidsfoss" parish which is part of the Nord-Jarlsberg prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1200 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 100 people. History The old medieval church was likely built in the late 12th century. The church originally consisted of a rectangular stone nave which had a choir in the same room, rather than a separate room like many other churches. Later, the building was enlarged. During the 17th century, a small church porch was built on the west end of the nave, to serve as a new main entrance to the building. In 1673, the church ownership was transferred from the King to the Count of Jarlsberg. In 1767, the Count sold the church to the local people of the parish for 175 rigsdaler. In 1846, a smaller, rectangular stone chancel was added onto the east end of the nave. At the same time, new second floor seating galleries were added along the west and north walls. In 1903, the church porch was torn down and a new stone church porch was built to replace it. In 1905, the second floor seating gallery on the north wall was removed. In 1983, the church porch was torn down and again replaced with a new wooden church porch. Media gallery See also List of churches in Tunsberg References