Vassfjell Chapel

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Vassfjell Chapel is a chapel in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in a rural area northeast of the mountain Vassfjellet, about 1.5 kilometres west of the village of Tanem. There is no direct road access to the chapel, but there is a 1-kilometre long hiking path from a parking lot located on the road to the north. It is an annex chapel for the Klæbu parish which is part of the Heimdal og Byåsen prosti in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1974 by the architect students Steinar Romedal, Jan Oddvar Hareide, I. Tolo, and O. Holen. ()

Local name: Vassfjellkapellet Completed: 1974 (50 years ago)Coordinates: 63°18'36"N, 10°24'18"E

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Sør-TrøndelagNorway

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Nearby attractions include: City Syd, Vassfjellet, Tiller Church, Klæbu Church.

3.7 miN
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
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2.4 miSE
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Klæbu Church
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