Fjæra Chapel

Fjæra Chapel (Norwegian: Fjæra kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Etne Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fjæra at the innermost end of the Åkrafjorden. It is one of the churches for the Skånevik parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1913 using designs by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 150 people.[1][2] The church was restored and renovated in 1968 and again in 1973.[3]

Fjæra Chapel
Fjæra kapell
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59.8755°N 6.3881°E / 59.8755; 6.3881
Location	Etne, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1913
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1913
Specifications
Capacity	150
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Skånevik
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84151

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Fjæra kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 31 May 2020.