Valen Chapel

Valen Chapel
Valen kapell
View of the church
59°41′42″N 5°28′34″E / 59.695056182310°N 5.476012676954°E / 59.695056182310; 5.476012676954
LocationSveio, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated31 July 1949
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1707 (1707)
Closed1873-1949
Specifications
Capacity50
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishValestrand og Førde
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85745

Valen Chapel (Norwegian: Valen kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sveio Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valevåg. It one of the churches for the Valestrand og Førde parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The small, brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1707 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 50 people. The small church is now only used for special situations, although it sits on a church site that has been in use for centuries.