Bjørnfjell Chapel
| Bjørnfjell Chapel | |
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| Bjørnfjell kapell | |
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View of the church | |
  Bjørnfjell Chapel Location in Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°26′07″N 18°04′06″E / 68.4352°N 18.0683°E | |
| Location | Narvik, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Bjarne Romsloe |
| Completed | 1952 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bjerkvik |
| Deanery | Ofoten prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
Bjørnfjell Chapel (Norwegian: Bjørnfjell kapell) is a chapel in the municipality of Narvik in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjørnfjell. The church is part of the Bjerkvik parish in the Ofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in 1952 in the rural Bjørnfjell area just west of the border with Sweden. This area is populated with vacation cabins that are popular with the residents of the city of Narvik.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Bjørnfjell" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-06-04.
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