Drageid Chapel Explained

Drageid Chapel
Fullname:Drageid kapell
Coordinates:64.5569°N 12.1837°W
Location:Høylandet, Trøndelag
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Nidaros bispedømme
Parish:Høylandet
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1976
Consecrated Date:1976
Architect:Arne Aursand
Architectural Type:Hexagaonal
Materials:Wood
Capacity:90

Drageid Chapel (Norwegian: Drageid kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Høylandet municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vassbotna, in the southern part of the municipality. It is one of the churches for the Høylandet parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The brown, hexagonal church was built in 1976 using plans drawn up by the architect Arne Aursand. The church seats about 90 people.[1] [2]

The church has a free-standing steeple near the main entrance to the chapel.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drageid kapell . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen . 2018-04-28.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian . 2018-04-28.