Rotsund Chapel

Rotsund Chapel (Norwegian: Rotsund kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nordreisa Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rotsund. It is an annex church for the Nordreisa parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1932. The building cost a total of 40,200 kr and it was designed by the Oslo architect Harald Sund. The church seats about 240 people. The building was consecrated on 18 September 1932 by the Bishop Eivind Berggrav.[1][2][3]

Rotsund Chapel
Rotsund kapell
View of the church in 1932
Rotsund Chapel
Location of the church
Rotsund Chapel
Rotsund Chapel (Norway)
LocationNordreisa, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Harald Sund
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1932
Specifications
Capacity240
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishNordreisa
DeaneryNord-Troms prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

See also
  • List of churches in Troms

References
  1. "Rotsund kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  3. "Rotsund kapel" (in Norwegian). Nordreisa sokn. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
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