Forsnes Chapel

Forsnes Chapel (Norwegian: Forsnes kapell) is a parish church in Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Forsnes on the southwestern coast of the island of Hitra. It is one of the churches for the Kvenvær og Sandstad parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1935 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 164 people. The church was built using materials from the Old Kvenvær Church.[1][2]

Forsnes Chapel
Forsnes kapell
View of the church
Forsnes Chapel Location of the church Forsnes Chapel Forsnes Chapel (Norway)
63.4303°N 08.4276°E
Location	Hitra, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Chapel
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1935
Specifications
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Kvenvær og Sandstad
Deanery	Orkdal
Diocese	Nidaros

History

Old Kvenvær Church

Drawing of the Old Kvenvær Church

The Old Kvenvær Church was built on the small island of Hakkebuøya west of the village of Kvenvær in the mid-15th century. It was used there until 1909 when the new Kvenvær church was built at the village of Kvenvær on the island of Hitra. The Old Kvenvær Church stood unused from 1909 until 1934 when the building was deconstructed and moved to the village of Forsnes where it was rebuilt as the Forsnes Chapel.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Forsnes kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
3. "Forsnes kirke" (in Norwegian). Orkdals prosti. Retrieved 2010-12-30.