Gjesvær Chapel
| Gjesvær Chapel | |
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| Gjesvær kapell | |
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| 71°05′55″N 25°22′55″E / 71.098647°N 25.382072°ECoordinates: 71°05′55″N 25°22′55″E / 71.098647°N 25.382072°E | |
| Location | Nordkapp, Troms og Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Consecrated | 1960 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1960 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 70 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Nordkapp |
| Deanery | Hammerfest prosti |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84260 |
Gjesvær Chapel (Norwegian: Gjesvær kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nordkapp Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjesvær on the western end of the island of Magerøya. It is an annex chapel for the Nordkapp parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1960 and it is privately owned. The church seats about 70 people.[1]
The church is registered in the Norwegian cultural heritage monument database.[2]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Gjesvær kirkested / Gjesvær kirke" (in Norwegian). Riksantikvaren. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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- Nordkapp
- Churches in Finnmark
- Wooden churches in Norway
- 20th-century Church of Norway church buildings
- Churches completed in 1960
- 1960 establishments in Norway
- Long churches in Norway