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Saint Catherine’s chapel

The Chapelle Sainte Catherine is a Roman Catholic chapel located in , in the historic region of Lorraine, France. Built by the knight Simon of Hombourg between 1250 and 1270, it initially was a private chapel, surrounded by the buildings of the knights' castle.
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Photo: Webmasterhombourg, Public domain.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: chapel located in Moselle, in France
  • Also known as: “Sainte-Catherine”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Nicolas de Hombourg-Bas and Château de Hombourg-Haut.

Church
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 170 metres southeast of Saint Catherine’s chapel.

Castle
The is a ruined castle in the commune of in the département of France. There are few remains. The castle was built around 1254 by the Bishop of Metz, Jacques de Lorraine. is situated 440 metres southwest of Saint Catherine’s chapel.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Collégiale Saint-Étienne is a Gothic building in , department of , in the cultural and historical region Lorraine, . is situated 560 metres southwest of Saint Catherine’s chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freyming-Merlebach and Karlsbrunn.

Town
Photo: Jean-Marc Pascolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in in north-eastern . It is part of the agglomeration of and . is situated 3 km northeast of Saint Catherine’s chapel.

Village
is a German village that is part of the municipality of . It is situated in the district of , which is part of the federal state of . Its population is about 1,000 inhabitants. is situated 5 km north of Saint Catherine’s chapel.

Town
Photo: BenduKiwi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in in north-eastern . It is situated twenty-eight miles east of , France and seventeen miles southwest of , Germany. is situated 6 km southwest of Saint Catherine’s chapel.

Saint Catherine’s chapel

Latitude
49.13066° or 49° 7′ 50″ north
Longitude
6.78525° or 6° 47′ 7″ east
Elevation
270 metres (886 feet)
Inception
1250
Open location code
8FX84QJP+73
Open­Street­Map ID
way 269391574
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­chapel
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
11959103
Wiki­data ID
Q22959745
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Saint Catherine’s chapel” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint Catherine’s chapel”. Photo: Webmasterhombourg, Public domain.