Elgsnes Chapel

Elgsnes Chapel (Norwegian: Elgsnes kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Harstad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Elgsnes on the island of Hinnøya, just northwest of the town of Harstad. It is an annex chapel for the Trondenes parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1985 using plans drawn up by the architect Ivar Tolo who was hired by Edvard Ruud. The church seats about 100 people.[1][2]

Elgsnes Chapel
Elgsnes kapell
View of the chapel
68.9117571°N 16.269724°E / 68.9117571; 16.269724
LocationHarstad Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1985
Consecrated1985
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ivar Tolo
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1985 (1985)
Specifications
Capacity100
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryTrondenes prosti
ParishTrondenes
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84085

The chapel was built as a memorial Hans Egede, the famous 17th-century missionary to Greenland who was from this part of Trondenes. As such, the chapel is often called Hans Egedes minne (Hans Egede's memorial).[2]

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "Elgsnes kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 March 2021.

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