Knutstad Chapel
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Knutstad Chapel Location in Nordland Knutstad Chapel Location in Nordland | |
Coordinates: 68°16′22″N 13°55′58″E / 68.2729°N 13.9329°E | |
Location | Vestvågøy, Nordland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Founded | 1915 |
Consecrated | 30 January 1944 |
Architecture | |
Status | Chapel |
Functional status | Active |
Completed | 1915 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 120 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Borge |
Deanery | Lofoten prosti |
Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
Knutstad Chapel (Norwegian: Knutstad kapell) is a chapel in the municipality of Vestvågøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the edge of the village of Knutstad. The church is part of the Borge parish in the Lofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The chapel was built in 1915 and used as a bedehus (chapel) until 1944 when it was upgraded to an official "chapel". It was consecrated as a chapel on 30 January 1944. The wooden chapel seats about 120 people.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Knutstad kapell" (in Norwegian). Vestvågøy kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
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