King Oskar II Chapel

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King Oskar II Chapel
Former rectory

The King Oskar II Chapel ( Norwegian Kong Oscar IIs kapell ) is a small Evangelical Lutheran church in the abandoned village of Grense Jakobselv in the municipality of Sør-Varanger in the east of Troms og Finnmark in the far north-east of Norway .

The chapel is located above the river Jakobselva , which flows into the Varangerfjord and here widened like an estuary , the middle of which forms the border with Russia - 1920 to 1944 between Norway and Finland. The granite rock building was erected as a border marker after there had been frequent disputes about the border between Norwegian and Russian fur hunters and fishermen, and was consecrated in September 1869 by Bishop Friedrich Waldemar Hvoslef . It also has a rectory. The architect was Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. A restoration took place in 1992.

The church, which has 70 seats, got its name in 1873 on the occasion of a visit by the Norwegian King Oskar II of Sweden . A marble slab with the inscription: "King Oskar II heard the word of God here on July 4th, 1873" in Norwegian and Sami is a reminder of the visit . The chapel was a landmark for seafarers because it was easily recognizable from the sea. For better visibility it was whitewashed in 1883, again in 1884. This white was removed in 1969 for the centenary. All church silver was stolen before the liberation of Finnmark (see Operation Northern Lights and 20th Mountain Army ) in 1944.

The chapel is part of the cultural heritage of the Norwegian Riksantikvaren .

Web links

Commons : König-Oskar-II.-Kapelle  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Universitetsbiblioteket i Tromsø : Kong Oscar IIs kapell . In Arkitekturguide for Nord-Norge og Svalbard , accessed on December 12, 2011 (English, Norwegian).
  2. ^ Stories from Norway - King Oskar's II Chapel , accessed December 12, 2011.
  3. ^ Riksantikvaren : Kong Oscar II kapell . In Kulturminnesøk , accessed December 12, 2011 (Norwegian).

Coordinates: 69 ° 47 ′ 11 "  N , 30 ° 48 ′ 11"  E