Værnes Church | |
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Værnes kirke | |
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Coordinates: 63°27′15″N 10°57′17″E / 63.4543°N 10.9546°E | |
Location | Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Completed | 1100 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 400 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Parish | Stjørdal |
Deanery | Stjørdal |
Diocese | Diocese of Nidaros |
Værnes Church (Norwegian: Værnes kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Prestmoen, near Værnes. The church is part of the Stjørdal parish in the Stjørdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The stone church was built around the year 1100 to seat about 400 people. It is located along the Stjørdalselva river, just east of the Trondheim Airport, Værnes.