Svelgen Chapel

Svelgen Chapel (Norwegian: Svelgen kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Svelgen, at the end of the Nordgulen fjord. It is one of the two churches for the Midtgulen parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The concrete and wood church was built in a long church style in 1960 by the architects Claus and Johan Lindstrøm. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

View of the chapel
Svelgen Chapel
Svelgen kapell
View of the church
Svelgen Chapel
Location of the church
Svelgen Chapel
Svelgen Chapel (Norway)
61.7666°N 5.2844°E / 61.7666; 5.2844
LocationBremanger Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitehttps://kyrkja.no/bremanger
History
StatusParish church
Founded1960
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Claus and Johan Lindstrøm
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1960
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood and concrete
Administration
ParishMidtgulen
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

See also

References

  1. "Svelgen kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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