Felle Chapel

Felle Chapel (Norwegian: Felle kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nissedal Municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Felle. It is one of the churches for the Nissedal parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1970 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 80 people.[1][2]

Felle Chapel
Felle kapell
View of the church
58°54′09″N 8°44′58″E
LocationNissedal Municipality,
Vestfold og Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1971
Consecrated3 October 1971
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1970 (1970)
Specifications
Capacity80
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryØvre Telemark prosti
ParishNissedal

History

A new cemetery in Felle was established in 1880 to serve the residents of the Felle area. After a flood in 1968, the small tool shed on the site was destroyed. Afterwards, the parish made plans to build a new burial chapel on the site. The new chapel was opened in December of 1970. The new building proved to be popular and the local residents wanted to hold church services there, so about a year later the building was consecrated for church services on 3 October 1971.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. "Felle kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. "Felle kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. Henriksveen, Herman, ed. (1986). Kirker i Telemark (in Norwegian). Stathelle: Flora forlag. pp. 160–161. ISBN 8290695004.

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