Våle Church

Våle Church
Våle kirke
View of the church
59°25′11″N 10°16′36″E / 59.419781°N 10.2767234°E / 59.419781; 10.2767234
LocationTønsberg Municipality, Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 11th century
Consecratedc. 1190
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
StyleRomanesque
Completedc. 1190 (1190)
Specifications
Capacity244
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryTønsberg domprosti
ParishVåle
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85883

Våle Church (Norwegian: Våle kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kirkevoll. It is the church for the Våle parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1190 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 244 people.