Vandve Church

Vandve Church (Norwegian: Vandve kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Dønna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the island village of Vandve. It is an annex chapel in the Dønna parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1956 by the architect Arne Reppen. The chapel seats about 50 people. The church was originally named "Vandve chapel" until 1980 when it was renamed "Vandve church".[1]

Vandve Church
Vandve kirke
Vandve Church
Location of the chapel
Vandve Church
Vandve Church (Norway)
66.1545°N 12.3303°E / 66.1545; 12.3303
LocationDønna, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arne Reppen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1956
Specifications
Capacity50
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishDønna
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.