Elvran Chapel

Elvran Chapel (Norwegian: Elvran kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stjørdal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.^[1] It is located in the village of Elvran. It is one of the churches for the Lånke parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1893 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Falck Ebbell. The church seats about 150 people.^[2][3][4]

Elvran Chapel
Elvran kapell
View of the church
63.393528509°N 11.066025942°E / 63.393528509; 11.066025942
Location	Stjørdal, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1893
Consecrated	22 Feb 1893
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ole Falck Ebbell
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1893 (131 years ago) (1893)
Specifications
Capacity	150
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Nidaros bispedømme
Deanery	Stjørdal prosti
Parish	Lånke
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84093

History

The Elvran area historically belonged to the Lånke Church parish. The road to Lånke was perceived as long and strenuous, and the church there was in poor condition in the early 1890s so demands were made for a church building at Elvran. Local residents made the formal request in 1891 and that was followed by a royal decree in 1892 that authorized the construction of the new chapel. It was consecrated on 22 February 1893. In 1968, a sacristy was built adjacent to the choir.^[5]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Elvran Chapel on Mapcarta".
2. "Elvran kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
3. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
4. Store norske leksikon. "Elvran" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 May 2011.
5. "Elvran kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 June 2021.