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Church and monastery

Kirche St. Jakob

Cham · 428 m above sea level

Translation This English text is a draft translation of the German original and has not been reviewed yet.

St. Jakob's Church
Photo: Schulerst, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Photo · CC BY-SA 3.0

The parish church of St. Jakob is a late Baroque hall church with ceiling frescoes and a high altar of 1785 by the altar builder Carlo Andrea Galetti. Cham was mentioned as a royal estate as early as 858; the church holds the tomb of the «Bishop without a Name», venerated in the region.

Facts

  • High altar of 1785 by Carlo Andrea Galetti
  • First mention of Cham in 858
  • Tomb of the «Bishop without a Name»

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More information

Coordinates (LV95): 2,677,374 / 1,225,883

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