Fortified Church of St. Arbogast
The Fortified Church of St. Arbogast in the municipality of Muttenz in the Swiss canton of Basel-Land is the only church in Switzerland that is surrounded by a defensive wall.Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Michael D. Schmid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Muttenz in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
- Address: Kirchplatz 1, Muttenz, 4132
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruin of the Mittlerer Wartenberg and Wartenberg.
Ruin of the Mittlerer Wartenberg
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Huligan0, Public domain.
Ruin of the Mittlerer Wartenberg is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 790 metres southeast of Fortified Church of St. Arbogast.
Ruin of the Hinterer Wartenberg
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ruin of the Hinterer Wartenberg is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 800 metres southeast of Fortified Church of St. Arbogast.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muttenz and Freidorf cooperative housing estate.
Muttenz
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muttenz is a municipality with a population of about 17,000 in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It is in the district of Arlesheim, next to the city of Basel.
Freidorf cooperative housing estate
Neighborhood
Photo: Shaqspeare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Freidorf cooperative housing estate is a neighborhood.
Münchenstein
Town
Photo: Huligan0, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Münchenstein is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.
Fortified Church of St. Arbogast
Latitude
47.5223° or 47° 31′ 20″ northLongitude
7.64554° or 7° 38′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8FV9GJCW+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 113617287OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q241651
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In Other Languages
From French to Western Panjabi—“Fortified Church of St. Arbogast” goes by many names.
- French: “église fortifiée Saint-Arbogast”
- French: “église Saint-Abogast de Muttenz”
- French: “Église Saint-Arbogast de Muttenz”
- German: “Kirchenburg St. Arbogast”
- German: “St. Arbogast”
- German: “Wehrkirche St. Arbogast”
- Italian: “chiesa fortificata di Sant’Arbogaste”
- Italian: “Chiesa fortificata di Sant’Arbogaste”
- Swiss German: “Wehrchille St. Arbogast”
- Tosk Albanian: “Wehrkirche St. Arbogast”
- Western Frisian: “Wartsjerke Sint-Arbogast”
- Western Panjabi: “قلعہ سینٹ آربوگاسٹ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirchplatz and Gemeindepolizei.
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