Zugora

Church and monastery

Kirche St. Oswald

Zug · 431 m above sea level

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

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

The late Gothic church of St. Oswald was begun as a hall church in 1478 under the master builder Hans Felder and enlarged into a basilica with three naves by 1545. The town's former main church shapes the skyline of the old town with its spire; the double portal is richly decorated with figures.

Facts

  • Construction began in 1478
  • Enlarged into a basilica 1492–1545
  • Spire of 1558
  • Master builder Hans Felder

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Coordinates (LV95): 2,681,682 / 1,224,366

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