Syltefjord Chapel

Syltefjord Chapel (Norwegian: Syltefjord 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 Nordfjord. It an annex chapel for the Båtsfjord parish which is part of the Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The small, white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1934. The church seats about 60 people.[1]

Syltefjord Chapel
Syltefjord kapell
View of the chapel
Syltefjord Chapel
Location of the chapel
Syltefjord Chapel
Syltefjord Chapel (Norway)
70.549492°N 30.076268°E / 70.549492; 30.076268
LocationBåtsfjord, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
EventsMoved to Nordfjord
in 1955
Architecture
Functional statusInactive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1934
Specifications
Capacity60
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishBåtsfjord
DeaneryVaranger prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

The small wooden chapel was originally built in 1934 in the village of Makkaur. The village was abandoned after World War II and the chapel was then moved to the village of Nordfjord, along the Syltefjorden. It 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.

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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