Søvasskjølen Church

Søvasskjølen Church (Norwegian: Søvasskjølen fjellkirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Svorksjødalen valley, about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Fannrem. It is an annex chapel for the Orkdal parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The small church was built in 1981 in a long church style to be a mountain sports chapel. The church looks like a holiday cottage and it seats about 130 people.^[1]

Søvasskjølen Church
Søvasskjølen fjellkirke
63.247893918°N 09.5019373297°E / 63.247893918; 09.5019373297
Location	Orkland, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Chapel
Founded	1981
Consecrated	23 Aug 1981
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Completed	1981 (43 years ago) (1981)
Specifications
Capacity	130
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Nidaros bispedømme
Deanery	Orkdal prosti
Parish	Orkdal

History

The mountain sports chapel was built in 1981 and it was consecrated on 23 August 1981. The church has an altarpiece made by Kalla Skrøvseth. The church is owned and run by a foundation.^[2]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
2. "Søvasskjølen fjellkirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 June 2021.