Hamningberg Chapel
Hamningberg Chapel (Norwegian: Hamningberg kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Båtsfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the now-abandoned (uninhabited) village of Hamningberg. It is an annex chapel for the Båtsfjord parish which is part of the Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The small, red, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1949 by the architect Sverre Poulsen. The church seats about 140 people.[1]
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  Hamningberg Chapel Location of the chapel  Hamningberg Chapel Hamningberg Chapel (Norway) | |
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| Location | Båtsfjord, Troms og Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Inactive |
| Architect(s) | Sverre Poulsen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1949 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 140 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Båtsfjord |
| Deanery | Varanger prosti |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
The chapel is no longer regularly used, since the village is no longer inhabited. The area still is used for vacationers in the summer, and the chapel is occasionally used for special events.
Media gallery
View of the village and the chapel
Chapel exterior
Chapel interior
See also
- List of churches in Finnmark
References
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
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