Salsbruket Chapel
church in Trøndelag, Norway
Salsbruket Chapel (Norwegian: Salsbruket kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Salsbruket. It is one of the churches for the Nærøy parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1950 using plans drawn up by the architect Arne Sørvig. The church seats about 260 people. The chapel was consecrated on 27 August 1950 by Bishop Arne Fjellbu.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4577435. VIAF identifies the subject as 2148995958959751818. Authority coordinates are 64.799, 11.845. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1950.
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