Zugora

Church and monastery

Weinrebenkapelle

Hünenberg · 447 m above sea level

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Weinrebenkapelle chapel
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The small chapel on the edge of the slope above the Reuss plain was built in 1770/71 in place of a small chapel from 1762; its name refers to a nearby vineyard. It belongs to 13 families from Hünenberg and is a listed monument.

Facts

  • Shell built in 1770, interior completed in 1771
  • Painting on the chancel arch from 1772
  • Private chapel of 13 families

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More information

Coordinates (LV95): 2,674,606 / 1,225,484

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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.