Sollihøgda Chapel
Church in Sollihøgda, Norway
59°58′0″N 10°20′55″E / 59.96667°N 10.34861°E / 59.96667; 10.34861Sollihøgda Chapel (Norwegian: Sollihøgda kapell) is "long church" (Norwegian: langkirke) dating from 1911 in Sollihøgda in the municipality of Hole in Buskerud county, Norway.[1][2] The church is part of the Church of Norway and it belongs to the deanery of Ringerike in the Diocese of Tunsberg.
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The church is built of wood and can accommodate 100 people.[1] It was designed by the architect Herman Major Backer (1856–1932).[3][4] It can be reached from Kapellveien (Chapel Road), which turns off of European route E16 at the bridge marked Ringeriksporten 'Gateway to Ringerike'.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sollihøgda kapell". Norske kirkebygg. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Sollihøgda kapell". Den norske kirke. October 31, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Torvanger, Åse Moe. "Norsk biografisk leksikon". Herman Backer. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie. "Sollihøgda kapell". Norges Kirker. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
External links
- Sollihøgda Chapel at Norges kirker
- Sollihøgda Chapel at the Church of Norway
- Sollihøgda Chapel at the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage