Zugora

Church and monastery

Kirche St. Wolfgang

Hünenberg · 453 m above sea level

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

St. Wolfgang's Church
Photo: Bobo11, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Photo · CC BY-SA 3.0

The late Gothic church of St. Wolfgang was built by Hans Felder from 1473 to 1475 and stands on the slope towards the Reuss, visible from afar. Until the 19th century it was a local place of pilgrimage; the sacrament house in the choir has returned to its original place.

Facts

  • Foundation stone laid in 1473, consecrated in 1475
  • Master builder Hans Felder
  • Under federal heritage protection since the renovation of 1946–1949
  • Heritage site of national importance (KGS A)

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More information

Coordinates (LV95): 2,674,984 / 1,226,699

Sources and rights

  • 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.
  • Photos of the places of interest: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence with each photo.
  • 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.