Valøy Chapel
Appearance
Valøy Chapel | |
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Valøy kapell | |
64°54′39″N 10°46′58″E / 64.910833°N 10.782778°E | |
Location | Nærøysund, Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Chapel |
Consecrated | 20 Aug 1972 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1972 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 150 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nidaros |
Deanery | Namdal prosti |
Parish | Vikna |
Valøy Church (Norwegian: Valøy kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nærøysund municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.[1] It is located in the village of Valøya on the western coast of the island of Ytter-Vikna.[2] It is an annex chapel for the Vikna parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.[3] The wooden chapel building is a former school building in Valøya. It was converted to a chapel in 1972 and the building was consecrated on 20 August 1972 by Bishop Tord Godal. The church seats about 150 people.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Top 1 church sights in Valoya, Norway at walkabout.fm". walkabout.fm. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "Ytter-Vikna". Mapcarta. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "Garstad Destination Guide (Nord-Trøndelag, Norway) - Trip-Suggest". trip-suggest.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Valøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Vikna Menighet. Archived from the original on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-10-06.