Knutstad Chapel

Knutstad Chapel (Norwegian: Knutstad kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Knutstad on the island of Vestvågøya. It is an annex chapel in the Borge parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1915. The chapel seats about 120 people.[1]

Knutstad Chapel
Knutstad kapell
View of the chapel
Knutstad Chapel
Location of the chapel
Knutstad Chapel
Knutstad Chapel (Norway)
68.2729°N 13.9329°E / 68.2729; 13.9329
LocationVestvågøy, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1915
Consecrated30 January 1944
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1915
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishBorge
DeaneryLofoten prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History

The chapel was built in 1915 and used as a bedehus (meeting house) until 1944 when it was upgraded to an official "chapel". It was consecrated as a chapel on 30 January 1944.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  2. "Knutstad kapell" (in Norwegian). Vestvågøy kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
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