Takvam Chapel

Takvam Chapel
Takvam kapell
View of the church
Takvam Chapel
Location in Hordaland county
Takvam Chapel
Takvam Chapel (Norway)
60°25′15″N 5°31′33″E / 60.4209°N 5.5258°E / 60.4209; 5.5258Coordinates: 60°25′15″N 5°31′33″E / 60.4209°N 5.5258°E / 60.4209; 5.5258
Location Bergen, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Completed 1912
Specifications
Capacity 90
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Arna
Deanery Arna og Åsane prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Takvam Chapel (Norwegian: Takvam kapell) is a parish church in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Takvam, in the eastern part of the municipality. The chapel is part of the Arna parish in the Arna og Åsane deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden chapel was built in 1912. It seats about 90 people. The chapel was consecrated on 5 June 1988 and it now has the status of a church, although the name "chapel" is still used.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. "Takvam kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2014-08-21.



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