Skorovatn Chapel (Norwegian: Skorovatn kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Namsskogan municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the old mining village of Skorovatn. It is one of three churches for the Namsskogan parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The brown, wooden church with a red roof was built in a long church style in 1965 using plans drawn up by the architect Arne Aursand. The church seats about 170 people.[1][2]
| Skorovatn Chapel | |
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| Skorovatn kapell | |
 View of the church | |
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| 64°38′35″N 13°07′15″E / 64.64310873°N 13.12072009°E | |
| Location | Namsskogan, Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Consecrated | 5 Sept 1965 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Arne Aursand |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1965 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 170 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
| Deanery | Namdal prosti |
| Parish | Namsskogan |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 85475 |
History edit
The church was built in 1965 to serve the mining village of Skorovatn. The church construction was financed by Elkem and the municipality. The church was consecrated on 5 September 1965 by the Bishop Tord Godal. The local mine closed in 1984, so since then, there are only a few residents left in the area, so the chapel is not used as regularly as it used to. It is also occasionally used for concerts.[3][4][5][6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Skorovatn kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Skorovatn" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Skorovatn kirkested / Skorovatn kapell" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Skorovatn kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Kirker i Namdal prosti". NRK Trøndelag. Retrieved 24 April 2021.