Søvasskjølen Church

{{short description|Church in Trøndelag, Norway}}

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|name = Søvasskjølen Church

|fullname = Søvasskjølen fjellkirke

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|caption = View of the church

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|location = Orkland Municipality, Trøndelag

|country = Norway

|churchmanship = Evangelical Lutheran

|denomination = Church of Norway

|diocese = Nidaros bispedømme

|deanery = Orkdal prosti

|parish = Orkdal

|status = Chapel

|functional status = Active

|founded date = 1981

|consecrated date = 23 Aug 1981

|completed date = {{Start date and age|p=y|1981}}

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|materials = Wood

|capacity = 130

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Søvasskjølen Church ({{langx|no|Søvasskjølen fjellkirke}}) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Svorksjødalen valley, about {{convert|16|km}} west of Fannrem. It is an annex chapel for the Orkdal parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The small church was built in 1981 in a long church style to be a mountain sports chapel. The church looks like a holiday cottage and it seats about 130 people.{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-02-03}}

History

The mountain sports chapel was built in 1981 and it was consecrated on 23 August 1981. The church has an altarpiece made by Kalla Skrøvseth. The church is owned and run by a foundation.{{Cite web |title=Søvasskjølen fjellkirke |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/trondelag/sovasskjolen-fjellkirke/ |access-date=2021-06-24 |website=Norges-Kirker.no |language=Norwegian}}

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