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Gjesvær Chapel

Coordinates: 71°05′55″N 25°22′55″E / 71.098647°N 25.382072°E / 71.098647; 25.382072
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Gjesvær Chapel
Gjesvær kapell
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71°05′55″N 25°22′55″E / 71.098647°N 25.382072°E / 71.098647; 25.382072
LocationNordkapp Municipality, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1960
Consecrated1960
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1960 (64 years ago) (1960)
Specifications
Capacity70
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
ParishNordkapp
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84260

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]

The church is registered in the Norwegian cultural heritage monument database.[2]

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  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Gjesvær kirkested / Gjesvær kirke" (in Norwegian). Riksantikvaren. Retrieved 22 May 2018.