Skorovatn Chapel

Skorovatn Chapel (Norwegian: Skorovatn kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Namsskogan municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the old mining village of Skorovatn. It is one of three churches for the Namsskogan parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The brown, wooden church with a red roof was built in a long church style in 1965 by the architect Arne Aursand. The church seats about 170 people.[1][2]

Skorovatn Chapel
Skorovatn kapell
View of the church
Skorovatn Chapel
Location of the church
Skorovatn Chapel
Skorovatn Chapel (Norway)
64.6424°N 13.1140°E / 64.6424; 13.1140
LocationNamsskogan, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arne Aursand
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1965
Specifications
Capacity170
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishNamsskogan
DeaneryNamdal prosti
DioceseNidaros

The local mine closed in 1984, so since then, there are only a few residents left in the area, so the chapel is not used as regularly as it used to. It is also occasionally used for concerts.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Skorovatn kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. "Skorovatn" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-09-16.
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