Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Batalden Chapel (Norwegian: Batalden bedehuskapell) is a chapel in Flora Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Fanøya. The chapel is part of the Kinn parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The building was constructed in 1907 as a community centre. Soon after, the residents wanted to use it as a chapel. The "bedehus" chapel, which has a seating capacity of 100, was consecrated for church functions on 26 February 1911.The name Batalden stems from the big island a little to the north of Fanøya. The chapel was built on the island of Fanøya as a "bedehus" because of the rich herring fisheries where a large number of fishermen from all parts of the coast congregated for long periods of time during the winter months.. }
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- Batalden_Chapel abstract "Batalden Chapel (Norwegian: Batalden bedehuskapell) is a chapel in Flora Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Fanøya. The chapel is part of the Kinn parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The building was constructed in 1907 as a community centre. Soon after, the residents wanted to use it as a chapel. The "bedehus" chapel, which has a seating capacity of 100, was consecrated for church functions on 26 February 1911.The name Batalden stems from the big island a little to the north of Fanøya. The chapel was built on the island of Fanøya as a "bedehus" because of the rich herring fisheries where a large number of fishermen from all parts of the coast congregated for long periods of time during the winter months.".