Høyforsmoen Chapel Explained

Høyforsmoen Chapel
Fullname:Høyforsmoen kapell
Coordinates:66.9097°N 14.7493°W
Location:Beiarn, Nordland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Beiarn
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1960
Consecrated Date:14 Aug 1960
Architect:Andreas W. Nygaard
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:200

Høyforsmoen Chapel (Norwegian: Høyforsmoen kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Beiarn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Høyforsmoen. It is one of the churches for the Beiarn parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1960 using plans drawn up by the architect Andreas W. Nygaard. The church seats about 200 people.[1] [2]

History

In the mid-1800s, people in this part of Beiarn were pushing for their own local chapel. After much work, approval for a cemetery in this valley was finally given and it was built here in 1916. The new cemetery was consecrated on 11 January 1916. In 1960, the present chapel was built here using all volunteer labour. The new chapel was consecrated on 14 August 1960. The chapel was designed using the same plans as the Øvre Saltdal Church, just at a smaller scale.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Høyforsmoen kapell . 2018-10-21 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-10-21 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Høyforsmoen kapell . 2021-03-20 . lokalhistoriewiki.no . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Prestegjeld og sogn i Nordland . 2021-03-20 . Arkivverket.no . Norwegian.