Høyforsmoen Chapel

Høyforsmoen Chapel (Norwegian: Høyforsmoen kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Beiarn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Høyforsmoen. It is one of the churches for the Beiarn parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1960 using plans drawn up by the architect Andreas W. Nygaard. The church seats about 200 people.^[1][2]

Høyforsmoen Chapel
Høyforsmoen kapell
View of the church
66.9096600°N 14.7492783°E / 66.9096600; 14.7492783
Location	Beiarn Municipality, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1960
Consecrated	14 Aug 1960
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Andreas W. Nygaard
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1960 (64 years ago) (1960)
Specifications
Capacity	200
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland
Deanery	Salten prosti
Parish	Beiarn
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84702

History

In the mid-1800s, people in this part of Beiarn were pushing for their own local chapel. After much work, approval for a cemetery in this valley was finally given and it was built here in 1916. The new cemetery was consecrated on 11 January 1916. In 1960, the present chapel was built here using all volunteer labour. The new chapel was consecrated on 14 August 1960. The chapel was designed using the same plans as the Øvre Saltdal Church, just at a smaller scale.^[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland

References

1. "Høyforsmoen kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
3. "Høyforsmoen kapell". lokalhistoriewiki.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
4. "Prestegjeld og sogn i Nordland". Arkivverket.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 March 2021.