Tananger Chapel

Church in Rogaland, Norway

58°56′07″N 5°36′03″E / 58.935175°N 5.60097°E / 58.935175; 5.60097LocationSola Municipality,
RogalandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryFormer name(s)Tananger kirkeStatusParish churchFounded1879Consecrated1879ArchitectureFunctional statusHistoricArchitect(s)Hans Linstow and
Henrik NissenArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1879SpecificationsCapacity250MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseStavanger bispedømmeDeaneryTungenes prostiParishTananger

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusProtectedID85072

Tananger Chapel (Norwegian: Tananger kapell; historically called Tananger Church) is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Sola Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tananger. It used to be the church for the Tananger parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1879 using designs by the architect Henrik Nissen, who adapted plans made by Hans Linstow. The church seats about 250 people.^[1]^[2] The church was in use from 1879 until 2002 when the new Tananger Church was completed about 100 metres (330 ft) east of the old church. Now, the old church (now called "chapel") is used only for very special events and it can be rented for weddings.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Tananger kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Nei til dåp og begravelser i Tananger kapell". Solabladet (in Norwegian). 12 June 2003. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
^ "Tananger kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 18 October 2020.