Kopperå Chapel

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

63°23′59″N 11°50′25″E / 63.399748651°N 11.840310215°E / 63.399748651; 11.840310215LocationMeråker, TrøndelagCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1936Consecrated1936ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Roar TønsethArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1936 (88 years ago) (1936)SpecificationsCapacity150MaterialsStoneAdministrationDioceseNidaros bispedømmeDeaneryStjørdal prostiParishMeråker

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusNot protectedID84820

Kopperå Chapel (Norwegian: Kopperå kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Meråker municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kopperå. It is one of the three churches in the Meråker parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1936 based upon designs by architect Roar Tønseth (1895-1985).^[1] The church seats about 150 people.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ Håpnes, Roy Åge. "Roar Tønseth". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Kopperå kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
^ "Meråker menighet" (in Norwegian). Meråker kommune. Retrieved 6 May 2011.