Takvam Chapel, Bergen

Name: Takvam Chapel
Address: Bergen, Norway

#93 among attractions in Bergen

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Takvam Chapel is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Takvam, in the eastern part of the municipality. It is one of two churches in the Arna parish which is part of the Åsane prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 1988 using plans drawn up by the architect Andreas Vold. The church seats about 75 people. ()

Local name: Takvam kapell Completed: 1988 (36 years ago)Capacity: 90Coordinates: 60°25'15"N, 5°31'33"E

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Fana (Gullfjellet)Bergen Norway

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Takvam Chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Osterøy Bridge, Blåmanen, Ulriksbanen, Livarden.

0.4 miNE
Bridge
Osterøy Bridge, Bergen
12 min walk • The Osterøy Bridge is a suspension bridge in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the Kvisti farm area on the island of Osterøy in Osterøy Municipality with the Herland farm area on the mainland in Bergen Municipality east of the city of Bergen. The bridge is the third largest suspension bridge in Norway.
5.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blåmanen, Bergen
146 min walk • Blåmanen is one of the seven mountains that surround the centre of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The 554-metre tall mountain is located east of the mountain Fløyen, making it somewhat difficult to see from the city centre of Bergen. The mountain Rundemanen lies just north of Blåmanen.
6.4 miSW
Aerial tramway, Cable car
Ulriksbanen, Bergen
164 min walk • Ulriksbanen is a passenger aerial tramway in Bergen, Norway. It connects the mountain Ulriken to the city, and is frequently used by tourists as well as locals. The tramway was first thought of by Frithjof Meidell Andersen in 1954, and a company was established in 1959.
5.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Livarden
145 min walk • Livarden is a mountain in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located southeast of the Ulriken mountain massif, on the border of the boroughs of Fana and Arna, just south of the village of Espeland.
2 miW
Church
Arna Church, Bergen
51 min walk • Arna Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Indre Arna. It is one of two churches in the Arna parish which is part of the Åsane prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
6.3 miSW
Mountain with a tramway and restaurant
Ulriken, Bergen
160 min walk • Ulriken is the highest of the Seven Mountains that surround the city of Bergen, Norway. It has a height of 643 metres above sea level. Ulriken has an aerial tramway, Ulriksbanen, that can bring people to the top. At the top there is a TV tower, a restaurant, and free telescopes.
6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Svartediket, Bergen
154 min walk • Svartediket is a lake in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The 0.5-square-kilometre lake lies immediately north of the mountain Ulriken, northeast of the Store Lungegårdsvannet bay.
3.9 miNW
Church
Ytre Arna Church, Bergen
100 min walk • Ytre Arna Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ytre Arna in the borough of Åsane.
5.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hausdalshorga
135 min walk • Hausdalshorga is a mountain in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located near the Gullfjellet mountain massif.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rundemanen, Bergen
139 min walk • Rundemanen is a mountain in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is considered one of the "seven mountains" which surround the city centre of Bergen. At 568 metres in height, it is the second highest of them all.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gullfjellet
80 min walk • Gullfjellet or Gulfjellet is a 987-metre tall mountain in Vestland county, Norway. It is situated on the border between the municipalities of Bergen and Samnanger, and it is the highest mountain in the municipality of Bergen.

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