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Fjæra Chapel

Coordinates: 59°52′32″N 6°23′17″E / 59.8755°N 6.3881°E / 59.8755; 6.3881
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Fjæra Chapel
Fjæra kapell
View of the church
Fjæra Chapel is located in Vestland
Fjæra Chapel
Fjæra Chapel
Location of the church
Fjæra Chapel is located in Norway
Fjæra Chapel
Fjæra Chapel
Fjæra Chapel (Norway)
59°52′32″N 6°23′17″E / 59.8755°N 6.3881°E / 59.8755; 6.3881
LocationEtne, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1913
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1913
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishSkånevik
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84151

Fjæra Chapel (Norwegian: Fjæra kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Etne Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fjæra at the innermost end of the Åkrafjorden. It is one of the churches for the Skånevik parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1913 using designs by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 150 people.[1][2] The church was restored and renovated in 1968 and again in 1973.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Fjæra kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 31 May 2020.