Oppegård Chapel

Oppegård Chapel (Norwegian: Oppegård kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Løten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Oppegård. It is one of the annex chapels for the Løten parish which is part of the Hamar domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church design in 1886 using plans drawn up by the architect . The chapel seats about 70 people.^[1]

Oppegård Chapel
Oppegård kapell
View of the chapel Credit: Jan-Tore Egge
60°44′21″N 11°29′46″E
Location	Løten Municipality, Innlandet
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Chapel
Founded	1886
Consecrated	1886
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1886 (138 years ago) (1886)
Specifications
Capacity	70
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Hamar bispedømme
Deanery	Hamar domprosti
Parish	Løten
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85225

History

Oppegård chapel is located deep in the forest in southern Løten municipality, a little southeast of the large lake Rokosjøen. It is a single-storey wooden house with a choir. The building was consecrated for church use in 1886. The chapel was also used as a schoolhouse from 1886 until 1919. A divider was used to close off the choir when the rest of the building was used for school or other non-church purposes. The building was restored in 1986.^[2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Hamar

References

1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
2. "Oppegård kirkested / Oppegård kapell" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
3. "Oppegård kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 January 2022.