Ylvingen Chapel

Ylvingen Chapel
Ylvingen kapell
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65°38′09″N 12°10′17″E / 65.6357093°N 12.1713227°E / 65.6357093; 12.1713227
LocationVega Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1967
Consecrated15 June 1967
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arne Reppen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1967 (57 years ago) (1967)
Specifications
Capacity80
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeanerySør-Helgeland prosti
ParishVega
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85889

Ylvingen Chapel (Norwegian: Ylvingen kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Vega Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Ylvingen. It is an annex chapel in the Vega parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1967 using plans drawn up by the architect Arne Reppen. The chapel seats about 80 people.[1] The chapel was consecrated on 15 June 1967 by the Bishop Hans Edvard Wisløff.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Ylvingen kapell" (in Norwegian). Vega kommune. Retrieved 29 September 2018.