Tananger Chapel Explained

Tananger Chapel
Fullname:Tananger kapell
Former Name:Tananger kirke
Coordinates:58.9352°N 5.601°W
Location:Sola Municipality,
Rogaland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Stavanger bispedømme
Parish:Tananger
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Historic
Founded Date:1879
Consecrated Date:1879
Completed Date:1879
Architect:Hans Linstow and
Henrik Nissen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:250

Tananger Chapel (Norwegian: Tananger kapell; historically called Tananger Church) is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Sola Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tananger. It used to be the church for the Tananger parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1879 using designs by the architect Henrik Nissen, who adapted plans made by Hans Linstow. The church seats about 250 people.[1] [2] The church was in use from 1879 until 2002 when the new Tananger Church was completed about east of the old church. Now, the old church (now called "chapel") is used only for very special events and it can be rented for weddings.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tananger kapell . 2020-10-17 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-10-17 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. News: 2003-06-12 . Nei til dåp og begravelser i Tananger kapell . Norwegian . . 2016-05-22.
  4. Web site: Tananger kirkested. Norwegian . 2020-10-18. Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.