Vadheim Chapel
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LocationHøyanger Municipality,
Vestland
Vestland
CountryNorway
| Vadheim Chapel | |
|---|---|
| Vadheim bedehuskapell | |
 View of the chapel | |
 Vadheim Chapel | |
| 61°12′33″N 5°49′29″E / 61.2092480075°N 5.82469448447°E | |
| Location | Høyanger Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Consecrated | 31 Jan 1954 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect | Andreas P. Vattekar |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1914 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 130 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Sunnfjord prosti |
| Parish | Kyrkjebø |
Vadheim Chapel (Norwegian: Vadheim bedehuskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Høyanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vadheim. It is an annex chapel in the Kyrkjebø parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church design in 1914 as a prayer house using plans drawn up by the architect Andreas P. Vattekar. The chapel seats about 130 people.[1]
