Strauman Church

Strauman Church (Norwegian: Strauman kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sydalen on the island of Austvågøya. It is an annex chapel in the Gimsøy og Strauman parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1984. The chapel seats about 125 people.^[1]

Strauman Church
Strauman kirke
68.28589756°N 14.3472594°E / 68.28589756; 14.3472594
Location	Vågan, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)	Sydal skolekapell
Status	Chapel
Founded	1984
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1984 (41 years ago) (1984)
Specifications
Capacity	125
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland
Deanery	Lofoten prosti
Parish	Gimsøy og Strauman

History

The building was completed in 1984 as a privately owned bedehus (meeting house) called Sydal School Chapel (Norwegian: Sydal skolekapell) before it was later consecrated as a chapel of the Church of Norway. The church is located in the old school in Sydalen.^[1][2]

See also

• List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland

References

1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
2. "Strauman kirke" (in Norwegian). Vågan kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 18 July 2012.