Maria Bildstein
Maria Bildstein is a church in Benken (SG), See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen. Maria Bildstein is situated nearby to the village Benken, as well as near the peak Benkner Büchel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: place of pilgrimage with pilgrimage church, Calvary, shrine, priest’s house and numerous caves in Benken in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Maria-Bildstein” and “Wallfahrtskirche Maria Bildstein”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burg Wandelberg and Benkner Büchel.
Burg Wandelberg
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Burg Wandelberg is a castle, which is situated 1½ km west of Maria Bildstein.
St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Church
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church is situated 1½ km northwest of Maria Bildstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benken and Kaltbrunn.
Benken
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Benken is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Kaltbrunn
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaltbrunn is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Rieden
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rieden is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Rieden and Ernetschwil merged into the municipality of Gommiswald. Rieden is situated 3½ km northeast of Maria Bildstein.
Maria Bildstein
- Categories: pilgrimage site, Catholic pilgrimage church, calvary, shrine, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Benken (SG), See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.19261° or 47° 11′ 33″ northLongitude
9.02277° or 9° 1′ 22″ eastElevation
545 metres (1,788 feet)Open location code
8FVF52VF+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 97285667OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From French to Swiss German—“Maria Bildstein” goes by many names.
- French: “Maria Bildstein”
- German: “Gfrörer-Chappeli”
- German: “Maria Bildstein SG”
- German: “Maria Bildstein”
- Italian: “Maria Bildstein”
- Romansh: “Maria Bildstein”
- Swiss German: “Gfrörer-Chappeli”
- Swiss German: “Maria Bildstai”
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