Bulandet Chapel

Bulandet Chapel (Norwegian: Bulandet bedehuskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the Kjempeneset point on the island of Musøya in the Bulandet islands. 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, wooden chapel was built in 1905 as a bedehus and it was consecrated as a chapel on 27 July 1909 by the dean for the Sunnfjord prosti, Henrik Borchgrevink. The chapel seats about 170 people.[1]

Bulandet Chapel
Bulandet bedehuskapell
View of the chapel
Bulandet Chapel Location of the chapel Bulandet Chapel Bulandet Chapel (Norway)
61.28388°N 4.62722°E
Location	Askvoll Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Chapel
Consecrated	27 July 1909
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1905
Specifications
Capacity	170
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Askvoll
Deanery	Sunnfjord prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin

History

Bulandet has been the site of a church since the Middle Ages. There was once an old chapel on the island of Gjelsa in the Bulandet islands, but that was torn down in 1813. Before that church was built, records show that there once was a church on the nearby island of Kyrkøyna (lit. "the Church Island"). The present chapel sits on the Kjempeneset peninsula, which was a very suitable location choice for the third church building since it was the centre of the village area for the islands. In addition to the chapel, there are homes, an inn, and a shop at that site.[2]

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
2. "Bulandet bedehuskapell" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2019-11-13.