Sørvær Chapel Explained

Sørvær Chapel
Fullname:Sørvær kapell
Coordinates:70.628°N 21.9818°W
Location:Hasvik Municipality, Finnmark
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Hasvik
Status:Chapel
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1968
Consecrated Date:1968
Architect:Sverre Flåto
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Stone and wood
Capacity:108

Sørvær Chapel (Norwegian: Sørvær kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Hasvik Municipality in 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 chapel, made of stone and wood, was built in a long church style in 1968 using plans drawn up by the architect Sverre Flåto. The church seats about 100 people.[1] [2]

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was likely built much earlier. By 1697, the old church was quite dilapidated and so it was torn down and not replaced. After more than 250 years, a new chapel was built on the same site. The chapel was completed in 1968.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-05-16 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Sørvær Kirke . 2013-01-10 . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Sørvær kirkested - Kirkegårdshaugen . 2021-02-15 . . Norwegian.