Folkestad Chapel

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Folkestad Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Fjaler Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Våge in extreme western Fjaler. It is an annex chapel in the Fjaler parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church design in 1913 by master builder Gerhard Folkestad. It was originally built as a prayer house. ()

Local name: Folkestad bedehuskapell Completed: 1913 (111 years ago)Capacity: 200Coordinates: 61°16'14"N, 5°1'44"E

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Sogn og FjordaneNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: Vilnes Church, Hellevik Chapel, Atløyna.

4.1 miNW
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Vilnes Church
105 min walk • Vilnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vilnes on the south side of the island of Atløyna.
4.9 miNE
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Hellevik Chapel
124 min walk • Hellevik Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Fjaler Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hellevik, on the southern shore of the Dalsfjorden. It is an annex chapel in the Fjaler parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
5.8 miNW
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Atløyna
149 min walk • Atløyna or Atløy is an island in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. In 2001, there were 480 residents on the island. The island lies about 700 metres west of the mainland coast, just west of the village of Askvoll on the mainland. The 37.7-square-kilometre island...