Fjæra Chapel

Fjæra Chapel (Norwegian: Fjæra kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Etne Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fjæra at the innermost end of the Åkrafjorden. It is one of the churches for the Skånevik parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1913 using plans drawn up by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 150 people.^[1][2]

Fjæra Chapel
Fjæra kapell
View of the church
59°52′31″N 6°23′17″E
Location	Etne, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1913
Consecrated	1913
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1913 (111 years ago) (1913)
Specifications
Capacity	150
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Parish	Skånevik
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84151

History

The chapel was built in 1912-1913 to serve the people living around the inner part of the Åkrafjorden. It has a nave with a choir and sacristy on the east end and a church porch with a tower above on the west end. The church was restored and renovated in 1968. In 1973, a small bathroom building was constructed right next to the chapel.^[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Fjæra kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
3. "Fjæra kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
4. Hoff, Anna Marte. "Fjæra kapell" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 16 November 2021.