Skibotn Chapel
| Skibotn Chapel | |
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| Skibotn bedehuskapell | |
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View of the church | |
  Skibotn Chapel Location in Troms | |
| Coordinates: 69°23′27″N 20°16′03″E / 69.3909°N 20.2674°E | |
| Location | Storfjord, Troms |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1895 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 710 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Storfjord |
| Deanery | Nord-Troms prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
Skibotn Chapel (Norwegian: Skibotn bedehuskapell) is a chapel in the municipality of Storfjord in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skibotn. The chapel is part of the Storfjord parish in the Nord-Troms deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden chapel was originally built in 1895 and has been remodeled and enlarged several times since. The chapel was consecrated on 22 Jun 1931 by the Bishop Eivind Berggrav. The chapel seats about 710 people (more than the population of the village), and it is used for large Læstadian gatherings for the region.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Skibotn bedehus" (in Norwegian). Tre stammers møte. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
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