Elgsnes Chapel

Elgsnes Chapel (Norwegian: Elgsnes kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Elgsnes on the island of Hinnøya, just northwest of the town of Harstad. It is an annex chapel for the Trondenes parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1985 using plans drawn up by the architect Ivar Tolo who was hired by Edvard Ruud. The church seats about 100 people.^[1][2]

Elgsnes Chapel
Elgsnes kapell
View of the chapel
Elgsnes Chapel
68.9117571°N 16.269724°E / 68.9117571; 16.269724
Location	Harstad Municipality, Troms
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Chapel
Founded	1985
Consecrated	1985
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect	Ivar Tolo
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1985 (40 years ago) (1985)
Specifications
Capacity	100
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Nord-Hålogaland
Deanery	Trondenes prosti
Parish	Trondenes
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84085

The chapel was built as a memorial Hans Egede, the famous 17th-century missionary to Greenland who was from this part of Trondenes. As such, the chapel is often called Hans Egedes minne (Hans Egede's memorial).^[2]

See also

• List of churches in Nord-Hålogaland