Hamningberg Chapel

Hamningberg Chapel (Norwegian: Hamningberg kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Båtsfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the now-abandoned (uninhabited) village of Hamningberg. It is an annex chapel for the Båtsfjord parish which is part of the Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The small, red, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1949 by the architect Sverre Poulsen. The church seats about 140 people.[1]

Hamningberg Chapel
Hamningberg kapell
Hamningberg Chapel
Location of the chapel
Hamningberg Chapel
Hamningberg Chapel (Norway)
70.5406°N 30.6146°E / 70.5406; 30.6146
LocationBåtsfjord, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusInactive
Architect(s)Sverre Poulsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1949
Specifications
Capacity140
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishBåtsfjord
DeaneryVaranger prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

The chapel is no longer regularly used, since the village is no longer inhabited. The area still is used for vacationers in the summer, and the chapel is occasionally used for special events.

  • View of the village and the chapel
  • Chapel exterior
  • Chapel interior
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See also
  • List of churches in Finnmark

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
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