Catholic Pius Church
Catholic Pius Church is a church in Meggen, Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne. Catholic Pius Church is situated nearby to the public building Gemeindehaus Meggen, as well as near the church Kapelle unserer lieben Frau auf der Platten.Photo: Leiju, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Iseli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building with free-standing church tower in Meggen in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Katholische Piuskirche”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meggen Zentrum railway station and Neuhabsburg Castle.
Meggen Zentrum railway station
Railway station
Neuhabsburg Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neuhabsburg Castle is a privately owned castle located in Meggen, Lucerne, Switzerland, built on the ruins of a much older castle. In 1244 the income from the land was granted to the Fraumünster Abbey in Zurich. Neuhabsburg Castle is situated 540 metres south of Catholic Pius Church.
Meggen railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adligenswil and Hertenstein.
Adligenswil
Village
Photo: Simonizer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Adligenswil is a municipality in Lucerne District in Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is east of the city of Lucerne and borders on canton Schwyz. Adligenswil is situated 2½ km north of Catholic Pius Church.
Hertenstein
Hamlet
Photo: Pausanias2, Public domain.
Hertenstein is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southeast of Catholic Pius Church.
Merlischachen
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Merlischachen is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Catholic Pius Church.
Catholic Pius Church
- Categories: Catholic church building, campanile, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Meggen, Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.04636° or 47° 2′ 47″ northLongitude
8.37244° or 8° 22′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8FVC29WC+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 103893467OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q29522436
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In Other Languages
“Catholic Pius Church” goes by many names.
- German: “Katholische Piuskirche”
- German: “Piuskirche”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glockenturm Piuskirche and Gemeindehaus Meggen.
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