Svelgen Chapel

Svelgen Chapel
Svelgen kapell
View of the church
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61°46′00″N 5°17′03″E / 61.7666706534°N 5.28403142097°E / 61.7666706534; 5.28403142097
LocationBremanger Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitekyrkja.no/bremanger
History
StatusParish church
Founded1960
Consecrated9 October 1960
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Claus Lindstrøm
and Johan Lindstrøm
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1960 (65 years ago) (1960)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood and concrete
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
ParishMidtgulen
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85012

Svelgen Chapel (Norwegian: Svelgen kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Svelgen, at the end of the Nordgulen fjord. It is one of the two churches for the Midtgulen parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white concrete church was built in a long church style in 1960 by the architects Claus Lindstrøm and Johan Lindstrøm. The church seats about 300 people. There is no cemetery at the chapel site.[1][2]

History

View of the chapel

Svelgen is the municipal center in Bremanger Municipality. It is an industrial site that grew up during the 20th century and it does not have any church history. The first church built in Svelgen was in 1960. Before this time, residents were part of the Midtgulen Church parish. The new chapel was designed by Johan Lindstrøm and his son Claus, who presumably completed the job after his father's death. The main contractor for the construction was G. and F. Hjelmeland. The chapel was consecrated on 9 October 1960 by Bishop Ragnvald Indrebø.[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Svelgen kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. ^ Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Svelgen kapell" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Svelgen kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Svelgen kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 September 2021.