Sollihøgda Chapel Explained

Sollihøgda Chapel
Native Name:Sollihøgda kapell
Pushpin Map:Buskerud#Norway
Map Caption:Location of the church
Coordinates:59.9667°N 10.3486°W
Location:Sollihøgda
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Completed Date:1911
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Herman Backer
Materials:Wood
Capacity:100[1]
Deanery:Ringerike

Sollihøgda Chapel (Norwegian: Sollihøgda kapell) is "long church" (Norwegian: langkirke) dating from 1911 in Sollihøgda in the municipality of Hole in Buskerud county, Norway.[1] [2] The church is part of the Church of Norway and it belongs to the deanery of Ringerike in the Diocese of Tunsberg.

The church is built of wood and can accommodate 100 people.[1] It was designed by the architect Herman Major Backer (1856–1932).[3] [4] It can be reached from Kapellveien (Chapel Road), which turns off of European route E16 at the bridge marked Ringeriksporten 'Gateway to Ringerike'.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sollihøgda kapell. Norske kirkebygg. December 29, 2017.
  2. Web site: Sollihøgda kapell. Den norske kirke. December 29, 2017. October 31, 2009.
  3. Web site: Torvanger. Åse Moe. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Herman Backer. December 29, 2017.
  4. Web site: Sollihøgda kapell. Norges Kirker. Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie. December 29, 2017.