Bjørnfjell Chapel
Bjørnfjell Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the rural village of Bjørnfjell, just west of the border with Sweden.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in Narvik, Norway
- Also known as: “Bjørnfjell kapell”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Riksgränsen and Bjørnfjell Station.
Riksgränsen
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5 dk.
Riksgränsen is a Swedish ski resort 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, in Kiruna municipality. Located right at the border with Norway, the name Riksgränsen literally means "The National Border".
Bjørnfjell Station
Railway station
Photo: Kolbkorr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bjørnfjell Station is a railway station in the village of Bjørnfjell in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the Ofotbanen railway line, between Søsterbekk Station and Riksgränsen Station. Bjørnfjell Station is situated 350 metres south of Bjørnfjell Chapel.
Riksgränsen Station
Railway stop
Photo: Anders Beer Wilse, Public domain.
Riksgränsen Station is a railway station located at Riksgränsen near the Norway–Sweden border, 700 meters into Sweden. The station opened in 1902 as part of the Ofoten Line and Iron Ore Line, and was the location of the switching between Norwegian and Swedish operations. Riksgränsen Station is situated 2½ km southeast of Bjørnfjell Chapel.
Bjørnfjell Chapel
- Categories: cultural property, building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Narvik Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
68.43526° or 68° 26′ 7″ northLongitude
18.0683° or 18° 4′ 6″ eastInception
1952Operator
Narvik soknOpen location code
9FWWC3P9+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 999948803OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q4919972
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Bjørnfjell Chapel” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Bjørnfjell Kapel”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مصلى بيورنفجيل”
- French: “chapelle de Bjørnfjell”
- French: “Chapelle de Bjørnfjell”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bjørnfjell kapell”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bjørnfjell kirkested”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bjørnfjell kapell”
- Norwegian: “Bjørnfjell kapell”
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Highlights include Bjørnfjell PPG and Bjørnfjell stasjon.
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