Kloster Schwyz

Kloster Schwyz is a monastery in Schwyz, Canton of Schwyz, which is located on Kapuzinerkloster. Kloster Schwyz is situated near Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation, as well as near the museum Forum of Swiss History Schwyz (collection).

Type: Monastery
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Also known as: “Kapuzinerkloster Schwyz”
Address: Kapuzinerkloster, Schwyz, 6430

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation and Forum of Swiss History Schwyz (collection).

Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation

Museum

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The Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation is a history museum in Schwyz. Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation is situated 110 metres west of Kloster Schwyz.

Forum of Swiss History Schwyz (collection)

Museum

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Forum of Swiss History Schwyz (collection) is a museum, which is situated 140 metres southeast of Kloster Schwyz.

Palais Büeler

Castle

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Palais Büeler is a castle, which is situated 170 metres northwest of Kloster Schwyz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ibach and Rickenbach.

Ibach

Village

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Ibach is a village in the municipality of Schwyz, itself in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

Rickenbach

Village

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Rickenbach is a village in the municipality of Schwyz…

Seewen

Village

Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seewen is a village in the municipality of Schwyz, itself in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

Kloster Schwyz

Categories: religious community and religion
Location: Schwyz, Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.02203° or 47° 1′ 19″ north

Longitude

8.65002° or 8° 39′ 0″ east

Elevation

525 metres (1,722 feet)

Open location code

8FVC2MC2+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 792351261

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=monastery

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

GeoNames ID

11704176

Wikidata ID

Q107762232

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In Other Languages

“Kloster Schwyz” goes by many names.

German: “Kapuzinerkloster Schwyz, Schweiz”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hofmatt and Lücken.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Soldatendenkmal and Schulhaus Herrengasse.

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