# Sola Chapel

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Church in Rogaland, Norway

Church in Rogaland, Norway

Sola Chapel Sola kapell View of the church Sola Chapel 58°53′24″N 5°37′09″E / 58.89013°N 5.61904°E / 58.89013; 5.61904 Location Sola Municipality, Rogaland Country Norway Denomination Church of Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran History Former name Sola kirke Status Parish church Founded c. 1140 Consecrated 1955 Architecture Functional status Active Architect Gustav Helland Architectural type Long church Completed 1955 Specifications Capacity 300 Materials Stone Administration Diocese Stavanger bispedømme Deanery Tungenes prosti Parish Sola Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site Type Church Status Not protected ID 85511

**Sola Chapel** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Sola kapell*; historically: *Sola Church*) is a [parish church](/source/Parish_church) of the [Church of Norway](/source/Church_of_Norway) in [Sola Municipality](/source/Sola_Municipality) in [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). It is located in the village of [Solakrossen](/source/Solakrossen). It formerly was the main church for the Sola [parish](/source/Parish) which is part of the [Tungenes prosti](/source/Tungenes_prosti) ([deanery](/source/Deanery)) in the [Diocese of Stavanger](/source/Diocese_of_Stavanger). The stone church was built in a [long church](/source/Long_church) design in 1955 using designs by the [architect](/source/Architect) [Gustav Helland](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gustav_Helland&action=edit&redlink=1). The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

## History

View of the rebuilt medieval church

The earliest existing historical records of the church in Sola date back to the year 1273, but it was built around the year 1140. The old stone church had a rectangular [nave](/source/Nave) and a smaller rectangular [chancel](/source/Chancel). There was a tower on the west end.

In 1814, this church served as an [election church](/source/Election_church) ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *valgkirke*).[3] Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 [Norwegian Constituent Assembly](/source/Norwegian_Constituent_Assembly) which wrote the [Constitution of Norway](/source/Constitution_of_Norway). This was Norway's first national elections. Each [church parish](/source/Prestegjeld) was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet at [Eidsvoll Manor](/source/Eidsvoll_Manor) later that year.[3][4]

The church served Sola for centuries until 1840 when it was closed. The building stood vacant for 40 years and began to fall apart. In 1880, the building was purchased and turned into a private home. In 1940, the building was partially demolished and then its ruins sat for decades.[5]

In 1955, a new Sola Church was constructed about 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the east. In 1991, the old church ruins were rebuilt in a historical, but modern design using skylights. The old church was rededicated in 1995.[5][6]

The congregation used the "new" church for nearly 30 years and it grew significantly since this church was built. In 2015, the parish council approved a plan to build a new [Sola Church](/source/Sola_Church) in the village of Solakrossen.[7] The new [Sola Church](/source/Sola_Church) was completed in 2020.[8] After the new church was put into use, the name of this church was changed from *Sola Church* to *Sola Chapel*.[9]

## See also

- [List of churches in Rogaland](/source/List_of_churches_in_Rogaland)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Sola kirke"](https://kirkesok.no/kirke/421). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker"](http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm) (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lhw_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lhw_3-1) ["Valgkirkene"](https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/wiki/Valgkirkene). *LokalHistorieWiki.no* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Om valgene"](http://1814.arkivverket.no/#about-elections). *Valgene i 1814* (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-km1_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-km1_5-1) ["Sola middelalderkirke / Sola ruinkirke"](http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=85512) (in Norwegian). [Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage](/source/Norwegian_Directorate_for_Cultural_Heritage). Retrieved 18 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Sola kirkested"](http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=85511) (in Norwegian). [Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage](/source/Norwegian_Directorate_for_Cultural_Heritage). Retrieved 18 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Ny kirke"](http://www.sola.menighet.no/Ny-kirke) (in Norwegian). Sola menighet. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Søndag vigsles nye Sola kirke"](https://kirken.no/nb-NO/bispedommer/stavanger/aktuelt/s%C3%B8ndag%20vigsles%20nye%20sola%20kirke/) (in Norwegian). Sola kirkelige fellesråd. 13 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Bispedømmerådet har vedtatt kirkenavn i Sola"](https://kirken.no/nb-NO/bispedommer/stavanger/aktuelt/bisped%C3%B8mmer%C3%A5det%20har%20vedtatt%20kirkenavn%20i%20sola/). Stavanger bispedømme. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

v t e Church of Norway churches in the Tungenes prosti in Rogaland county, Norway Kvitsøy Municipality: Kvitsøy Randaberg Municipality: Grødem Randaberg Sola Municipality: Ræge Sola Old Sola Sørnes Tananger Old Tananger Stavanger Municipality: Austre Åmøy Askje Fogn Hausken Hesby Jørstad Sjernarøy Talgje Sørbø Utstein Vestre Åmøy

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