Chapel of Mary to the Snow
Chapel of Mary to the Snow is a church in Arth, Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz which is located on Klösterliweg. Chapel of Mary to the Snow is situated nearby to Skifahren Rigi Staffel, as well as near the cave Höhli Riedboden.Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: chapel building in Rigi Klösterli in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Kapelle Maria zum Schnee, Rigi-Klösterli”, “Maria zum Schnee”, and “Wallfahrtskapelle Maria zum Schnee”
- Address: Klösterliweg 15, Rigi Klösterli, 6410
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rigi and Rigi Staffel railway station.
Rigi
Photo: Ttrainer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rigi is a mountain massif of the Alps, located in Central Switzerland. The whole massif is almost entirely surrounded by the water of three different bodies of water: Lake Lucerne, Lake Zug and Lake Lauerz.
Rigi Staffel railway station
Railway station
Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rigi Staffel railway station is a railway station at 1,604 m on Rigi at the junction of the rack railways Arth–Rigi railway and Vitznau–Rigi railway, just below the terminus Rigi Kulm. It is located in the municipality of Arth, canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. Rigi Staffel railway station is situated 1½ km northwest of Chapel of Mary to the Snow.
Rigi Kaltbad-First railway station
Railway station
Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rigi Kaltbad-First railway station is situated 1½ km west of Chapel of Mary to the Snow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rigi Kaltbad and Arth.
Rigi Kaltbad
Hamlet
Photo: Daniel Reust, CC BY 4.0.
Rigi Kaltbad is a resort in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Lucerne. The resort sits on a sunny terrace at an elevation of 1,433 metres, overlooking Lake Lucerne above Weggis in Central Switzerland.
Arth
Town
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Arth is a village, a town, and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The municipality consists of the villages Arth, Oberarth, and Goldau. Arth is situated 3½ km northeast of Chapel of Mary to the Snow.
Vitznau
Village
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vitznau is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Vitznau is situated 4 km south of Chapel of Mary to the Snow.
Chapel of Mary to the Snow
- Categories: architectural structure, chapel, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Arth, Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.04347° or 47° 2′ 37″ northLongitude
8.4856° or 8° 29′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8FVC2FVP+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 108233176OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q29881467
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In Other Languages
“Chapel of Mary to the Snow” goes by many names.
- German: “Kapelle Maria zum Schnee”
- German: “Wallfahrtskapelle Maria zum Schnee”
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Highlights include Rigi Klösterli and Skifahren Rigi Staffel.
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