Bjørnfjell Chapel (Norwegian: Bjørnfjell kapell or Bjørnefjell sportskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the rural village of Bjørnfjell, just west of the border with Sweden. It is an annex chapel in the Bjerkvik parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1952 using plans drawn up by the architect Bjarne Romsloe.[1] The chapel is located in a rural area that is populated with vacation cabins that are popular with the residents of the town of Narvik.[2]
| Bjørnfjell Chapel | |
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| Bjørnfjell kapell Bjørnfjell sportskapell | |
 View of the chapel | |
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| 68°26′07″N 18°04′06″E / 68.4352593°N 18.0683188°E | |
| Location | Narvik Municipality, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Consecrated | 1952 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Bjarne Romsloe |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1952 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Ofoten prosti |
| Parish | Bjerkvik |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 83908 |
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edit- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (3 July 2016). "Bjørnfjell". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 November 2018.