Sandbakken Chapel (Norwegian: Sandbakken kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sandbakken on the island of Senja. It is an annex chapel for the Lenvik parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1976 using plans drawn up by the architect Torgeir Renland. The chapel seats about 148 people.[1][2]
| Sandbakken Chapel | |
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| Sandbakken kapell | |
.jpg) View of the chapel | |
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| 69°17′31″N 17°44′18″E / 69.2920460°N 17.7384524°E | |
| Location | Senja Municipality, Troms |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Torgeir Renland |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 148 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Senja prosti |
| Parish | Lenvik |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 85375 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Kirkene" (in Norwegian). Lenvik menighet. Retrieved 25 July 2018.