Syltefjord Chapel Explained

Syltefjord Chapel
Fullname:Syltefjord kapell
Coordinates:70.5495°N 30.0765°W
Location:Båtsfjord, Finnmark
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Båtsfjord
Status:Chapel
Functional Status:Inactive
Consecrated Date:1934
Events:Moved to Nordfjord
in 1955
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:60

Syltefjord Chapel (Norwegian: Syltefjord kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Båtsfjord Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the now-abandoned (uninhabited) village of Nordfjord. It was an annex chapel for the Båtsfjord parish which is part of the Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The small, white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1934. The church seats about 60 people.[1]

The small wooden chapel was originally built in 1934 in the village of Makkaur. The village was abandoned after World War II and the chapel was then moved to the village of Nordfjord, along the Syltefjorden. It is no longer regularly used, since the village is no longer inhabited. The area still is used for vacationers in the summer, and the chapel is occasionally used for special events.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-05-13 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.