Vadheim Chapel
Vadheim Chapel (Norwegian: Vadheim bedehuskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Høyanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vadheim. It is an annex chapel in the Kyrkjebø parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1914 as a prayer house using designs by the architect Andreas P. Vattekar. On 31 January 1954, the building was consecrated as a chapel. The chapel seats about 130 people.[1][2]
| Vadheim Chapel | |
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| Vadheim bedehuskapell | |
 View of the chapel | |
  Vadheim Chapel Location of the chapel  Vadheim Chapel Vadheim Chapel (Norway) | |
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| Location | Høyanger Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Consecrated | 31 Jan 1954 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Andreas P. Vattekar |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1914 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 130 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Kyrkjebø |
| Deanery | Sunnfjord prosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin |
See also
References
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Vadheim bedehuskapell" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
Church of Norway churches in the Sunnfjord prosti in Vestland county, Norway | |||
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