Gjesvær Chapel Explained

Gjesvær Chapel
Fullname:Gjesvær kapell
Coordinates:71.0986°N 25.3821°W
Location:Nordkapp Municipality, Finnmark
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Nordkapp
Status:Chapel
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1960
Consecrated Date:1960
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:70

Gjesvær Chapel (Norwegian: Gjesvær kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjesvær on the western end of the island of Magerøya. It is an annex chapel for the Nordkapp parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1960 and it is privately owned. The church seats about 70 people.[1]

The church is registered in the Norwegian cultural heritage monument database.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-05-22 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Gjesvær kirkested / Gjesvær kirke . 2018-05-22 . Riksantikvaren . Norwegian.