Vassfjell Chapel

Vassfjell Chapel (Norwegian: Vassfjellkapellet) is a chapel in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in a rural area northeast of the mountain Vassfjellet, about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) west of the village of Tanem. There is no direct road access to the chapel, but there is a 1-kilometre (0.62 mi) long hiking path from a parking lot located on the road to the north. It is an annex church for the Klæbu parish which is part of the Heimdal og Byåsen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1974 by the architect students Steinar Romedal, Jan Oddvar Hareide, I. Tolo, and O. Holen. The church was consecrated by the Bishop Tord Godal on 4 March 1974.[1][2]

Vassfjell Chapel
Vassfjellkapellet
View of the chapel in 2015
Vassfjell Chapel
Location of the church
Vassfjell Chapel
Vassfjell Chapel (Norway)
63.3100°N 10.4049°E / 63.3100; 10.4049
LocationTrondheim, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitevassfjellkapellet.no
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated4 Mar 1974
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Steinar Romedal,
Jan Oddvar Hareide,
I. Tolo, and O. Holen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1974
Specifications
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishKlæbu
DeaneryHeimdal og Byåsen
DioceseNidaros

See also

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  2. "Vassfjellkapellet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-03-15.
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