Stordalen Chapel

Stordalen Chapel (Norwegian: Stordalen kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Meråker municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stordalen. It is one of the three churches in the Meråker parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white and yellow, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1863 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 130 people.^[1][2]

Stordalen Chapel
Stordalen kapell
View of the church
63.312614718°N 11.850876510°E / 63.312614718; 11.850876510
Location	Meråker, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1863
Consecrated	22 July 1863
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1863 (161 years ago) (1863)
Specifications
Capacity	130
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Nidaros bispedømme
Deanery	Stjørdal prosti
Parish	Meråker
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed
ID	85578

History

A Royal Decree on 28 October 1861 granted permission for the parish to build a chapel on Stordalen in Meråker for the people who lived in the Stordalen and Teveldalen valleys along the border with Sweden. The chapel was designed by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The lead builder for the construction was Gunnar Hågensen Gresset from Hegra. Stordalen Chapel was consecrated on 22 July 1863.^[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Stordalen kapell, Meråker". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
3. "Meråker menighet" (in Norwegian). Meråker kommune. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
4. "Stordalen kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 June 2021.