Forsnes Chapel

Forsnes Chapel (Norwegian: Forsnes kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Forsnes on the southwestern coast of the island of Hitra. It is one of the churches for the Kvenvær og Sandstad parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1935 using materials from the Old Kvenvær Church which had been moved here and rebuilt by the builder M.O. Gunther. The church seats about 164 people.[1][2]

Forsnes Chapel
Forsnes kapell
View of the chapel
63.4303019312°N 08.4275976699°E / 63.4303019312; 08.4275976699
LocationHitra, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1935
Consecrated17 Oct 1935
EventsMoved to Forsnes (1935)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)M.O. Gunther
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1763 (1763)
Specifications
Capacity164
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryOrkdal prosti
ParishKvenvær og Sandstad
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84183

History
Drawing of the old Kvenvær Church

Old Kvenvær Church

Kvenvær Church was historically located on the small island of Hakkebuøya off the western shores of the village of Kvenvær on the main island of Hitra where it was established in the mid-15th century. A new church was built there in 1763 which was in use there until 1909 when the new Kvenvær Church was built in the village of Kvenvær on the main island of Hitra in a more easily accessible location.[3][4]

The old Kvenvær Church stood unused from 1909 until 1934 when the 171-year-old building was deconstructed and moved to the village of Forsnes where it was rebuilt and renamed as the Forsnes Chapel. The builder M.O. Gunther from Hommelvik led the reconstruction. The newly rebuilt chapel was consecrated on 17 October 1935.[5][3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Forsnes kapell" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. "Forsnes kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. "Forsnes kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. "Forsnes kirke" (in Norwegian). Orkdals prosti. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

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