Bjørnfjell Chapel
Bjørnfjell Chapel (Norwegian: Bjørnfjell kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the 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 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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| 68.4352°N 18.0683°E | |
| Location | Narvik, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Bjarne Romsloe |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1952 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bjerkvik |
| Deanery | Ofoten prosti |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
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See also
- List of churches in Nordland
References
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-07-03). "Bjørnfjell". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
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