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Austre Åmøy Chapel
Austre Åmøy Chapel () is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the eastern part of the small island of Åmøy. It is an chapel of ease, annex chapel in the Mosterøy parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The wooden chapel was built in a Churches in Norway#Floor plan, long church style in 1904 using designs by the architect Jæger. The chapel seats about 120 people. History Historically, the island of Åmøy was divided between two different municipalities and two different parishes. This chapel was part of Stavanger Municipality and the Vardeneset parish which was part of the Ytre Stavanger prosti. The other half of the island was the site of Vestre Åmøy Chapel. That chapel was located in Rennesøy Municipality and part of the Mosterøy parish which was part of the Tungenes prosti. The small chapel was constructed in 1904. In 1914, a Choir (architecture), choir was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavanger Municipality
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the administrative center of Rogaland county. The municipality is the fourth most populous in Norway. Located on the Stavanger Peninsula in southwest Norway, Stavanger counts its official founding year as 1125, the year the Stavanger Cathedral was completed. Stavanger's core is to a large degree 18th- and 19th-century wooden houses that are protected and considered part of the city's cultural heritage. This has caused the town center and inner city to retain a small-town character with an unusually high ratio of detached houses, and has contributed significantly to spreading the city's population growth to outlying parts of Greater Stavanger. The city's population rapidly grew in the late 20th century due to its oil industry. Stavanger is know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
