Skallelv Chapel

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Skallelv Chapel (Norwegian: Skallelv kapell) is a chapel in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skallelv. It is an annex chapel for the Vadsø parish which is part of the Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The yellow, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1961 by the architect Rolf Harlew Jenssen. The church seats about 78 people. The chapel does not hold regular services other than during the major church holidays and special events.[1][2]

Skallelv Chapel
Skallelv kapell
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70°11′15″N 30°20′29″E / 70.187485°N 30.341372°E / 70.187485; 30.341372
LocationVadsø, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1961
Consecrated1961
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Rolf Harlew Jenssen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1961 (63 years ago) (1961)
Specifications
Capacity78
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryVaranger prosti
ParishVadsø
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85443

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  1. ^ "Skallelv kapell" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Kirker i Vadsø sogn" (in Norwegian). Vadsø prosti. Retrieved 7 March 2013.