Sørvær Chapel

Sørvær Chapel (Norwegian: Sørvær kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Hasvik Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørvær on the western tip of the island of Sørøya. It is an annex chapel for the Hasvik parish which is part of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white church, made of stone and wood, was built in a long church style in 1968 by the architect Sverre Flåto. The church seats about 100 people.[1][2]

Interior of the chapel, facing the altar
Sørvær Chapel
Sørvær kapell
View of the chapel
Sørvær Chapel
Location of the chapel
Sørvær Chapel
Sørvær Chapel (Norway)
70.6303°N 21.9845°E / 70.6303; 21.9845
LocationHasvik Municipality, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Sverre Flåto
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1968
Specifications
Capacity108
MaterialsStone and wood
Administration
ParishHasvik
DeaneryAlta prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

See also

  • List of churches in Finnmark

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. "Sørvær Kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-01-10.


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