Ølen Church
Ølen Church (Norwegian: Ølen kyrkje) is a parish church in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ølensjøen. The church is part of the Ølen parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1874 and it is the largest church in the municipality, seating about 550 people. The church was designed by the architect T. Solheim.
History
The first known church at Ølen was a stave church that was first mentioned in historical records in 1326. That church replaced during the 1700s with a timber-framed church. That church was eventually torn down and replaced in 1874. This third church at Ølen was consecrated on 20 November 1874 by the local Dean Kierulff from Stord Church.
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Len Church
Leonard Church (March 21, 1942 – April 22, 1988) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs. A student at Lane Technical High School in Chicago, he was signed as a free agent by the Cubs in 1963.
After spending four seasons in the minors, Church made his MLB debut on August 27, 1966, allowing one run in two innings of work in a 5-4 Cubs loss to Houston. On August 29 and 31, he came into both games in save situations and was the pitcher who surrendered the Cubs' lead, recording a blown save in each case. On August 31, Church surrendered a pinch-hit home run to Cincinnati's Art Shamsky, the first batter he faced, but prior pitcher Curt Simmons was on the hook for the loss due to a player reaching on an error, followed by an intentional walk to the next batter. The Cubs blew a 5–0 lead in the process, losing 7-5.
Church made one more appearance in his MLB career, relieving Bill Hands on September 4 of the same season. He allowed four runs in two innings of work and was charged with the loss as the Cubs lost to Pittsburgh 8-5. For the 1966 season (and his MLB career), Church finished 0-1 with a 7.50 ERA. He played five more seasons in the minor leagues, mostly with the AAA Tacoma Cubs, before hanging up his spikes in 1971 at age 29.
Ålen Church
Ålen Church (Norwegian: Ålen kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Holtålen in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Ålen.
The church was built in 1881 by architect Jacob Digre. The wooden building was built in the Neo-gothic style and was built to hold about 322 people.
The church is part of the Ålen parish in the Gauldal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros.
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Len
Len or LEN is a common first name, and also may refer to:
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Ålen
Ålen is a village and a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is the administrative centre of the municipality of Holtålen. The former municipality encompassed the southeastern half of the present-day municipality of Holtålen.
The village of Ålen is located along the Gaula River and the Rørosbanen railway line. It is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of the village of Haltdalen. The village is just northwest of the village of Renbygda. On the east side of the village is Ålen Church.
History
The municipality of Ålen was established in 1855 when it was split from the municipality of Holtaalen. Initially, Ålen had a population of 1,487. An uninhabited part of Ålen was moved to Røros in 1875. The remaining part of Holtålen changed its name to Haltdalen in 1937. On 1 January 1972, Ålen was merged with Haltdalen to re-form the old municipality of Holtålen. Prior to the merger Ålen municipality had a population of 1,944. On 21 April 1989, a small unpopulated part of Røros was transferred to Holtålen.
Ølen
Ølen is a former municipality in the Vestlandet region of Norway. The municipality existed from 1916 until 2006, and originally it was a part of Hordaland county, but it was later transferred to Rogaland county prior to its dissolution. The 181-square-kilometre (70 sq mi) municipality was located on the south side of the Bjoafjorden and east of the Ålfjorden. The administrative center of Ølen was the village of Ølensjøen. The municipality of Ølen makes up the northern part of the present-day municipality of Vindafjord in Rogaland county.
History
The parish of Ølen was established as a municipality on 1 July 1916 when it was split off from the large municipality of Fjelberg. Initially, Ølen had 1,715 residents. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipality of Vikebygd was dissolved and the eastern half of it (population: 578) was merged into the municipality of Ølen. On 1 January 2002, the municipality of Ølen was transferred administratively from Hordaland county to Rogaland county. On 1 January 2003, the people of Ølen and the neighboring municipality of Vindafjord held a merger referendum which was successful. On 1 January 2006, Ølen and Vindafjord merged, forming a larger municipality called Vindafjord. Before the merger, Ølen had a population of 3,426. The coat of arms of the new Vindafjord municipality bears the design of the old Ølen arms and the colours of the old Vindafjord arms.
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