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Norra Bergnäs Kapell

Address
Kyrkvägen 6, 938 31, ARJEPLOG
Municipality
Arjeplogs Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Luleå

Norra Bergnäs Kapell is a small wooden chapel in Arjeplog parish, Norrbotten, built in 1897 to designs by A G Brodersson as a simplified version of the church at Arjeplog. It stands beside Bergnäsviken, part of Sáddájávrre on the Pite River.



The chapel was constructed using traditional knuttimring, or horizontal log-timbering, a building technique long established in this part of northern Sweden. Its plan follows a familiar rural pattern: a nave with a narrower chancel to the east, and a tower rising at the western end.

Decorative touches distinguish the building from a purely functional structure. The roof ridges carry carved dragon heads, while the tower is marked with ring crosses, decorative details echoing older Scandinavian building traditions. The exterior walls remain unpanelled, giving the timberwork a raw, exposed character, in contrast to the interior, where the walls of the church room are lined with panelling.

Behind the chancel lies a small space housing the sacristy, a modest but practical addition typical of chapels built for local congregations rather than grand parish churches.

The setting itself is part of the chapel's appeal: it looks out over Bergnäsviken, a bay forming part of Sáddájávrre within the Pite River system, with the fell Siejdvárre visible in the distance across the water.

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Arjeplog-Arvidsjaurs pastorat

Norra Bergnäs Kapell

Norra Bergnäs Kapell is a small wooden chapel in Arjeplog parish, Norrbotten, built in 1897 to designs by A G Brodersson as a simplified version of the church at Arjeplog. It stands beside Bergnäsviken, part of Sáddájávrre on the Pite River.

Kyrkvägen 6, 938 31, ARJEPLOG

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Provider record updated: 9 Jun 2022. This is not an independent verification date.

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