Zugora

Church and monastery

Kirche St. Peter und Paul mit Beinhaus

Oberägeri · 736 m above sea level

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

Church of St. Peter und Paul with charnel house
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Photo · CC BY 3.0

The neo-Gothic parish church of St. Peter und Paul was built from 1905 to 1908 to plans by August Hardegger; the bell tower of the late Gothic predecessor church was kept. The neighbouring charnel house of St. Michael, consecrated in 1496, preserves an extensive late Gothic cycle of frescoes.

Facts

  • Built 1905–1908
  • Architect August Hardegger
  • Charnel house of St. Michael consecrated in 1496
  • Late Gothic fresco cycle in the charnel house of St. Michael

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Coordinates (LV95): 2,689,208 / 1,221,075

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