Valderøy Church, Valderøya

Name: Valderøy Church
Address: Valderøya, Norway

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Valderøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway 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. It is the church for the Valderøy parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti in the Diocese of Møre. The white, brick church was built in a long church design in 1961 using plans drawn up by the architect Øyvind B. Grimnes. The church seats about 530 people. ()

Local name: Valderøy kirke Completed: 1961 (63 years ago)Capacity: 530Coordinates: 62°30'11"N, 6°7'50"E

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Valderøy Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Color Line Stadion, Atlanterhavsparken, Jugendstilsenteret, Ålesund kirke.

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Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
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Aquarium with many cold water species
Atlanterhavsparken, Ålesund
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2.3 miS
Specialty museum, Museum, Art gallery
Jugendstilsenteret, Ålesund
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Church, Art Nouveau architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
Ålesund kirke, Ålesund
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Church
Giske Church, Giske Island
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Church
Borgund Church, Oksenøya
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Church, Sacred and religious sites
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History museum, Museum
Sunnmøre Museum, Oksenøya
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Bridge
Giske Bridge
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Archaeological site
Kvalsund ship, Ålesund
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Island
Nørvøya, Ålesund
74 min walk • Nørvøya or Nørve is an island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the largest of the islands containing the city center of Ålesund, the others being Aspøya and Heissa, located to the west. The 5-square-kilometre island of Nørvøya is located south of Ellingsøya, north of Sula, and west of Oksenøya.