Bingen Chapel

Bingen Chapel
Bingen kapell
View of the church
Bingen Chapel
59°53′20″N 9°46′08″E / 59.88901°N 9.76896°E / 59.88901; 9.76896
LocationØvre Eiker, Buskerud
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1924
Consecrated22 Oct 1924
Architecture
Functional status
Active
ArchitectAlfred Christian Dahl
Architectural type
Long church
Completed1924 (102 years ago) (1924)
Specifications
Capacity100
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryEiker prosti
ParishBakke
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83886

Bingen Chapel (Norwegian: Bingen kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øvre Eiker Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bingen. It is one of the churches for the Bakke parish which is part of the Eiker prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1924 using plans drawn up by the architect Alfred Christian Dahl. The church seats about 100 people.

History

View of the chapel

The chapel was consecrated on 22 October 1924. The wooden long church was designed by Alfred Christian Dahl. Most of the church was log construction, but the west tower is timber-framed. The nave and choir are rectangular and the choir is surrounded by sacristies.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bingen kapell" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 November 2026.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 November 2026.
  3. ↑ "Bingen kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 6 November 2026.
  4. ↑ "Bingen kapell". Norske-Kirker.net (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2026.