Bjørnfjell Chapel

Church in Nordland, Norway
68°26′07″N 18°04′06″E / 68.4352593°N 18.0683188°E / 68.4352593; 18.0683188LocationNarvik, NordlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusChapelFounded1952Consecrated1952ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Bjarne RomsloeArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1952 (72 years ago) (1952)SpecificationsMaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseSør-HålogalandDeaneryOfoten prostiParishBjerkvikTypeChurchStatusNot protectedID83908

Bjørnfjell Chapel (Norwegian: Bjørnfjell kapell or Bjørnefjell sportskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the rural village of Bjørnfjell, just west of the border with Sweden. It is an annex chapel in the Bjerkvik parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1952 using plans drawn up by the architect Bjarne Romsloe.[1] The chapel is located in a rural area that is populated with vacation cabins that are popular with the residents of the town of Narvik.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (3 July 2016). "Bjørnfjell". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 November 2018.