Røros Chapel () is a

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Røros Municipality ( Norwegian) or is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Some of the villages in Røros include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen. The municip ...

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county,

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. It is located in the town of Røros at the north end of the Røros

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(and the large

Røros Church Røros Church or Bergstadens Ziir () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Røros Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. Located in the Røros (town), town of Røros, it is the main church for the Røros parish which is part of the Ga ...

sits at the south end). It is a chapel in the Røros

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which is part of the Gauldal prosti (

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) in the

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. The stone chapel was built in a

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style inspired by the

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of the

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in 1962 using plans drawn up by the

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Erik Guldahl. The church seats about 220 people. It is called a in Norwegian which translates to "grave chapel" meaning that it is primarily used for funerals and burials in the nearby cemetery.

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Røros kapell.jpg, Exterior view of the church Røros kapell (8674293999).jpg, Another view of the church

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