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Søvasskjølen Church (Norwegian: Søvasskjølen fjellkirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Svorksjødalen valley, about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Fannrem. It is an annex chapel for the Orkdal parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The small church was built in 1981 in a long church style to be a mountain sports chapel. The church looks like a holiday cottage and it seats about 130 people.

History

The mountain sports chapel was built in 1981 and it was consecrated on 23 August 1981. The church has an altarpiece made by Kalla Skrøvseth. The church is owned and run by a foundation.

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
2. "Søvasskjølen fjellkirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 June 2021.

v t e Church of Norway churches in the Orkdal prosti in Trøndelag county, Norway
	Frøya Municipality: Froan Hallaren Måøy Sletta Sula Titran Heim Municipality: Halsa Heim Hemne Valsøyfjord Vinje
	Hitra Municipality: Dolm Fillan Forsnes Hitra Kvenvær Nordbotn Sandstad
	Orkland Municipality: Agdenes Ingdalen Lensvik Snillfjord Løkken Meldal Geitastrand Moe Orkanger Orkdal Søvasskjølen
	Rindal Municipality: Rindal Øvre Rindal Skaun Municipality: Buvik Børsa Skaun

• Orkland
• Churches in Trøndelag
• Long churches in Norway
• Wooden churches in Norway
• 20th-century Church of Norway church buildings
• Churches completed in 1981
• 1981 establishments in Norway