Medby Chapel

Medby Chapel
Medby kapell
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69°16′52″N 17°02′49″E / 69.2811126°N 17.0469284°E / 69.2811126; 17.0469284
LocationSenja Municipality, Troms
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1890
Consecrated29 Aug 1937
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1937 (87 years ago) (1937)
Specifications
Capacity170
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeanerySenja prosti
ParishTorsken
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84925

Medby Chapel (Norwegian: Medby kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Medby on the west coast of the island of Senja. It is an annex chapel for the Torsken parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1937. The chapel seats about 170 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ^ Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. p. 131. ISBN 8275270227.