Zugora

Church and monastery

Kapelle St. Jost

Oberägeri · 1,152 m above sea level

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St. Jost chapel
Photo: Mabelt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Photo · CC BY-SA 3.0

The chapel of the St. Jost hermitage stands on a hilltop near Alosen on the pilgrims' way to Einsiedeln. It was built around 1701 and is a heritage site of regional importance.

Facts

  • Built around 1701
  • On the pilgrims' way to Einsiedeln
  • Swiss heritage site of regional importance (KGS B)

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More information

Coordinates (LV95): 2,692,997 / 1,221,018

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  • Terrain, relief, municipal boundaries, buildings and hiking trails: © swisstopo
  • Playgrounds and family places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL); the derived database of places (JSON file to download) is also available under the ODbL.
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  • Position of the sun after the NOAA formulas; shade values from swissSURFACE3D and swissALTI3D (calculated by the zug-family project).
  • Tips link to Zug Tourismus; only name and location are taken over.