Hergot Chapel

Hergot Chapel (Norwegian: Hergot kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hergot. It is an annex chapel in the Narvik parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 2005 to replace the old Straumsnes Chapel in nearby Straumsnes.[1][2]

Hergot Chapel
Hergot kapell
View of the chapel
68.4501832°N 17.71073073°E / 68.4501832; 17.71073073
LocationNarvik, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded2005
Consecrated27 Aug 2005
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed2005 (2005)
Specifications
Capacity90
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryOfoten prosti
ParishNarvik

History

A chapel was built in Straumsnes in 1927 to serve the people living around the Rombaken fjord. In 2005, a new chapel was built in Hergot, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the northeast, to replace the old chapel in Straumsnes. The new chapel is located at the site of the local cemetery. The foundation stone was laid in 1999 and the church was consecrated on 27 August 2005. In 2009, a free-standing bell tower was built next to the chapel.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. "Hergot kapell" (in Norwegian). KirkeNorge.no. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. Berg, Per-Helge (26 August 2005). "Får oppfylt gammel drøm" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 March 2021.

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