Sørvær Chapel

Sørvær Chapel
Sørvær kapell
View of the chapel
70.6280277°N 21.981766°E / 70.6280277; 21.981766
Location	Hasvik Municipality, Finnmark
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Chapel
Founded	1968
Consecrated	1968
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Sverre Flåto
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1968 (57 years ago) (1968)
Specifications
Capacity	108
Materials	Stone and wood
Administration
Diocese	Nord-Hålogaland
Deanery	Alta prosti
Parish	Hasvik
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	88063

Sørvær Chapel (Norwegian: Sørvær kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Hasvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørvær on the western tip of the island of Sørøya. It is an annex chapel for the Hasvik parish which is part of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white chapel, made of stone and wood, was built in a long church style in 1968 using plans drawn up by the architect Sverre Flåto. The church seats about 100 people.^[1][2]

History

Interior of the chapel, facing the altar

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was likely built much earlier. By 1697, the old church was quite dilapidated and so it was torn down and not replaced. After more than 250 years, a new chapel was built on the same site. The chapel was completed in 1968.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Nord-Hålogaland

References

1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
2. "Sørvær Kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 January 2013.
3. "Sørvær kirkested - Kirkegårdshaugen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 15 February 2021.