Gjesvær Chapel
| Gjesvær Chapel | |
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| Gjesvær kapell | |
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  Gjesvær Chapel Location in Finnmark  Gjesvær Chapel Location in Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 71°05′57″N 25°22′34″E / 71.099167°N 25.376111°E | |
| Location | Nordkapp, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1960 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 70 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Nordkapp |
| Deanery | Hammerfest prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
Gjesvær Chapel (Norwegian: Gjesvær kapell) is a chapel in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjesvær on the western end of the island of Magerøya. The chapel is part of the Nordkapp parish in the Hammerfest deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.[1]
The white, wooden chapel is privately owned and it was built in 1960. It seats about 70 people. The chapel is regarded as an important piece of cultural heritage; it has number 84260 in the Norwegian cultural heritage monument database.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ "84260". in the Norwegian cultural heritage monument database
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