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Værlandet Chapel

Coordinates: 61°18′40″N 4°43′52″E / 61.3111°N 4.7311°E / 61.3111; 4.7311
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Værlandet Chapel
Værlandet kapell
View of the chapel
Værlandet Chapel is located in Vestland
Værlandet Chapel
Værlandet Chapel
Location of the chapel
Værlandet Chapel is located in Norway
Værlandet Chapel
Værlandet Chapel
Værlandet Chapel (Norway)
61°18′40″N 4°43′52″E / 61.3111°N 4.7311°E / 61.3111; 4.7311
LocationAskvoll Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Consecrated30 October 1960
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Torgeir Alvsaker
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1960
Specifications
Capacity170
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishAskvoll

Værlandet Chapel (Norwegian: Værlandet bedehuskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Værlandet. It is one of three annex chapels in the Askvoll parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, brick chapel was built in a long church style in 1960 by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker. The chapel seats about 170 people.[1][2]

The chapel was consecrated on 30 October 1960 by the Bishop Ragnvald Indrebø. In addition to the main sanctuary, there are bathrooms and a cloakroom on the main floor. The basement houses a kitchen and a large meeting room/dining hall.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ^ "Værlandet kapell" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. ^ "Værlandet bedehuskapel" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-11-16.