Gjesvær Chapel (Norwegian: Gjesvær kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjesvær on the western end of the island of Magerøya. It is an annex chapel for the Nordkapp parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1960 and it is privately owned. The church seats about 70 people.[1][2]
| Gjesvær Chapel | |
|---|---|
| Gjesvær kapell | |
 View of the chapel | |
 Gjesvær Chapel | |
| 71°05′55″N 25°22′55″E / 71.098647°N 25.382072°E | |
| Location | Nordkapp Municipality, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Consecrated | 1960 |
| Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1960 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 70 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Hammerfest prosti |
| Parish | Nordkapp |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84260 |
The church is registered in the Norwegian cultural heritage monument database.[3]
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edit- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ Rasmussen, Alf Henry (1993). "Gjesvær kapell, Gjesvær". Våre kirker. Norsk kirkeleksikon. Kirkenær: Vanebo forlag. p. 101. ISBN 82-75-27022-7.
- ↑ "Gjesvær kirkested / Gjesvær kirke" (in Norwegian). Riksantikvaren. Retrieved 22 May 2018.