Torstad Chapel
{{short description|Church in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Infobox church
|name = Torstad Chapel
|fullname = Torstad kapell
|former name =
|image = Torstad kapell.jpg
|caption = View of the chapel
|website =
|coordinates = {{coord|64.89469602|11.36166841|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|location = Nærøysund Municipality, Trøndelag
|country = Norway
|churchmanship = Evangelical Lutheran
|denomination = Church of Norway
|diocese = Nidaros bispedømme
|deanery = Namdal prosti
|parish = Nærøy
|status = Chapel
|functional status = Active
|founded date = 1936
|consecrated date = 1936
|completed date = {{Start date and age|p=y|1936}}
|closed date =
|events =
|architect = Arne Sørvig
|architectural type = Rectangular
|style =
|materials = Wood
|capacity = 120
|embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
|embed = yes
|Type = Church
|Status = Not protected
|ID = 85653
}} }}
Torstad Chapel ({{langx|no|Torstad kapell}}) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Torstad. It is an annex chapel for the Nærøy parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The wooden church was built in a rectangular style in 1936 using plans drawn up by the architect Arne Sørvig. The church seats about 120 people.{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-04-29}}
History
The first chapel in Torstad was built in 1936 and it was used as a chapel and also as a school. In 1976, the building was converted into just a chapel.{{Cite web |title=Torstad kapell |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/trondelag/torstad-kapell/ |access-date=2021-05-02 |website=Norges-Kirker.no |language=Norwegian}}
See also
References
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{{Churches in Namdal}}
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Category:Churches in Trøndelag
Category:Rectangular churches in Norway
Category:Wooden churches in Norway
Category:20th-century Church of Norway church buildings