Tananger Chapel

Tananger Chapel (Norwegian: Tananger kapell; historically called Tananger Church) is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Sola Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tananger. It used to be the church for the Tananger parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1879 using designs by the architect Henrik Nissen, who adapted plans made by Hans Linstow. The church seats about 250 people.^[1][2] The church was in use from 1879 until 2002 when the new Tananger Church was completed about 100 metres (330 ft) east of the old church. Now, the old church (now called "chapel") is used only for very special events and it can be rented for weddings.^[3][4]

Tananger Chapel
Tananger kapell
View of the church
58.935175°N 5.60097°E / 58.935175; 5.60097
Location	Sola Municipality, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)	Tananger kirke
Status	Parish church
Founded	1879
Consecrated	1879
Architecture
Functional status	Historic
Architect(s)	Hans Linstow and Henrik Nissen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1879
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Deanery	Tungenes prosti
Parish	Tananger
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Protected
ID	85072

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Tananger kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
3. "Nei til dåp og begravelser i Tananger kapell". Solabladet (in Norwegian). 12 June 2003. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
4. "Tananger kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 18 October 2020.