Søvasskjølen Church

Church in Trøndelag, Norway
63°14′52″N 9°30′07″E / 63.247893918°N 09.5019373297°E / 63.247893918; 09.5019373297LocationOrkland, TrøndelagCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusChapelFounded1981Consecrated23 Aug 1981ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveCompleted1981 (43 years ago) (1981)SpecificationsCapacity130MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseNidaros bispedømmeDeaneryOrkdal prostiParishOrkdal

Søvasskjølen Church (Norwegian: Søvasskjølen fjellkirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Svorksjødalen valley, about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Fannrem. It is an annex chapel for the Orkdal parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The small church was built in 1981 in a long church style to be a mountain sports chapel. The church looks like a holiday cottage and it seats about 130 people.[1]

History

The mountain sports chapel was built in 1981 and it was consecrated on 23 August 1981. The church has an altarpiece made by Kalla Skrøvseth. The church is owned and run by a foundation.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Søvasskjølen fjellkirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 June 2021.