Kong Oscar IIs kapell
Located in Sør-Varanger, Finnmark Coordinates: 69°47′06″ N 30°48′40″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Oslo · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- KKN Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen36 km
- VDS Vadsø Airport48 km
About Kong Oscar IIs kapell
Kong Oscar IIs kapell is a tourist attraction. Location: Sør-Varanger, Finnmark.
King Oscar II Chapel (Norwegian: Kong Oscar IIs kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located near the village of Grense Jakobselv, about 500 metres (1,600 ft) from the border with Russia. It is one of the churches for the Sør-Varanger parish which is part of the Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The stone church was built in a long church style in 1869 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan (1824–1892).
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1869
- Architect
- Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
- Architectural style
- long church
- Heritage designation
- cultural heritage preservation in Norway
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Kong Oscar IIs kapell
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Climate of Kong Oscar IIs kapell
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -1° · Night -6° · Rain 48 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- August (63 mm)
- Driest month
- March (31 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -4° | -5° | -3° | 2° | 5° | 12° | 15° | 14° | 9° | 4° | -1° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -11° | -8° | -4° | 0° | 5° | 9° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -6° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 55 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Kong Oscar IIs kapell
The nearest airport is Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN), 36 km to the west as the crow flies.
Airports
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) Kirkenes 36 kmwest
- Vadsø Airport (VDS) Vadsø 48 kmnorthwest
- Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) Vardø 64 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kong Oscar IIs kapell
Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites.
0–25 km1 place
- Tårnet skolekapell Attraction 19 kmSW
25–60 km16 places
- Tyskerprama Historic site 59 kmN
- Kiberg kapell Attraction 56 kmN
- Neiden kapell Attraction 56 kmW
- Bugøynes kapell Attraction 50 kmNW
60–100 km8 places
- Nesseby kirke Attraction 85 kmNW
- Vestre Jakobselv kirke Attraction 67 kmNW
- Vardø kirke Attraction 66 kmN
- Syltefjord kapell Attraction 90 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Grense Jakobselv Village, Sør-Varanger1.3 km SE
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Laanapukta Village, Sør-Varanger14 km W
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Kirkenes City, Sør-Varanger30 km W -
Vintervollen Village, Sør-Varanger15 km SW
More sights in Sør-Varanger
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Bøkfjordbrua Landmark, Sør-Varanger29 km SW -
Bøkfjord fyr Landmark, Sør-Varanger27 km NW
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Kirkenes kirke Attraction, Sør-Varanger30 km W -
Tårnet skolekapell Attraction, Sør-Varanger19 km SW
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Strømsbrua Landmark, Sør-Varanger35 km W
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Svanvik kirke Attraction, Sør-Varanger47 km SW
Sources & licences
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