Neiden Chapel
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| Neiden kapell | |
Varanger prosti | |
| Parish | Sør-Varanger |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 85100 |
Neiden Chapel (
Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The red and white, wooden church was built in a long church format in the style called dragestil in 1902 by the architect Karl Norum. The church seats about 155 people.[1][2]
History
In 1898, many farmers in
consecrated on 13 July 1902.[3]
Russian Orthodox chapel
There is also a Russian Orthodox chapel located nearby in Neiden, built in the 16th century as a part of Russian Christianisation of the Skolt samis who were the inhabitants of the area at that time.
Media gallery
See also
References
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Neiden kapell" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Kirker i Sør-Varanger sogn" (in Norwegian). Vadsø prosti. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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