Strauman Church

Strauman Church (Norwegian: Strauman kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sydalen on the island of Austvågøya. It is an annex chapel in the Gimsøy og Strauman parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1984. The chapel seats about 125 people.[1]

Strauman Church
Strauman kirke
Strauman Church
Location of the chapel
Strauman Church
Strauman Church (Norway)
68.2872°N 14.3387°E / 68.2872; 14.3387
LocationVågan, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1984
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Specifications
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishGimsøy og Strauman
DeaneryLofoten prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History

The building was completed in 1984 as a privately owned bedehus (meeting house) called Sydal School Chapel before it was later consecrated as a chapel of the Church of Norway. The church is located in the old school in Sydalen.[1][2]

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See also
  • List of churches in Nordland

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  2. "Strauman kirke" (in Norwegian). Vågan kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
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