Maria Bildstein
Maria Bildstein is a church in Benken (SG), See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen. Maria Bildstein is situated near the village Benken, as well as near the peak Benkner Büchel.
- 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: “Gfrörer-Chappeli”, “Maria Bildstein SG”, “Maria-Bildstein”, and “Wallfahrtskirche Maria Bildstein”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Burg Wandelberg and Benkner Büchel.
Burg Wandelberg
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benken and Kaltbrunn.
Rieden
Village
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″ north
Longitude
9.02277° or 9° 1′ 22″ east
Elevation
545 metres (1,788 feet)
Open location code
8FVF52VF+24
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap 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: “Maria Bildstein”
- Italian: “Maria Bildstein”
- Romansh: “Maria Bildstein”
- Swiss German: “Maria Bildstai”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Maria Bildstein and Gsäss.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Maria Bildstein and Magdalena-Grotte.
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