Tunnsjø Chapel
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Tunnsjø Chapel is a chapel
in the municipality of Lierne
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located in the village of Tunnsjø senter
. The church is part of the Nordli
parish
in the Namdal deanery
in the Diocese of Nidaros
and it serves the far northern part of the municipality of Lierne. The wooden chapel was constructed in 1876 and it seats about 100 people. The architect
Carl J. Bergstrøm designed the building.
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
in the municipality of Lierne
Lierne
Lierne is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region, and it is the largest municipality in Trøndelag. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sandvika. Other villages include Inderdal, Sørli, and Tunnsjø senter...
in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located in the village of Tunnsjø senter
Tunnsjø senter
Tunnsjø senter is a village located in the Nordli district of the municipality of Lierne in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is named for its location near the large lake Tunnsjøen. The village sits just inside the border with Sweden. It is the main village area in the far northern part of...
. The church is part of the Nordli
Nordli
Nordli is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality encompassed the northern part of the present-day municipality of Lierne. The main church for the municipality was Nordli Church in the municipal center, Sandvika.-History:...
parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in the Namdal deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
in the Diocese of Nidaros
Diocese of Nidaros
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag counties and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. The diocese is divided into 12 deaneries . Finn Wagle was the bishop from 1991 to 2008...
and it serves the far northern part of the municipality of Lierne. The wooden chapel was constructed in 1876 and it seats about 100 people. The architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Carl J. Bergstrøm designed the building.