Skallelv Chapel Explained

Skallelv Chapel
Fullname:Skallelv kapell
Coordinates:70.1875°N 30.3414°W
Location:Vadsø Municipality, Finnmark
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Parish:Vadsø
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Status:Chapel
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1961
Consecrated Date:1961
Architect:Rolf Harlew Jenssen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:78

Skallelv Chapel (Norwegian: Skallelv kapell) is a chapel in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skallelv. It is an annex chapel for the Vadsø parish which is part of the Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The yellow, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1961 by the architect Rolf Harlew Jenssen. The church seats about 78 people. The chapel does not hold regular services other than during the major church holidays and special events.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skallelv kapell. Norwegian. Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. 2013-03-07.
  2. Web site: Kirker i Vadsø sogn. Vadsø prosti. Norwegian. 2013-03-07.