Kvammen Chapel

Kvammen Chapel
Kvammen kapell
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61°27′39″N 5°25′22″E / 61.4607316761°N 5.422656834°E / 61.4607316761; 5.422656834
LocationAskvoll Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1977
Consecrated27 Nov 1977
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Alf Apalseth
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1977 (47 years ago) (1977)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishAskvoll
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84857

Kvammen Chapel (Norwegian: Kvammen kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvammen, on the southern shore of the Førdefjorden. It is one of several churches in the Askvoll parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red brick church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1977 using plans drawn up by the architect Alf Apalseth.[1] The church seats about 300 people.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Kvammen kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Kvammen kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 16 November 2019.