Førde Church

The church in Vikebygd was completed in 1937 and is built in brick. Østre Vikebygd is a former church site, where churches have been built since the 13th century. In total we know of 5 churches in this village through the ages.

The Valestrand church, which was consecrated in 1873, is a typical long church characterised by a relatively simple Gothic Revival and Swiss-style, with towers to the west and gabled windows. The church was built by the builder Anders Jacobsen Syre according to plans by Ole Vangberg. The nave and aisle are divided by rows of columns, and between the choir and the nave, there is a crucifix with turned pillars in the upper part. The colours, which are probably the original ones, were painted in 1973 after Ove Quales' research.

The Valen Chapel is a long church originally built as a church in 1707. The first historical traces of the church date back to the year 1350, but it was built some time before that. The old Stave church was demolished in 1707 and a new church was rebuilt on the same site.