Svelgen_Chapel

Svelgen Chapel

Svelgen Chapel

Church in Vestland, Norway

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]

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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]

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References

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