Chapel of St. Mary of the Snows

Chapel of St. Mary of the Snows is a church in Municipality of Kamnik, Slovenia. Chapel of St. Mary of the Snows is situated near the reservoir Lokev za kapelo, as well as near Jeranova lokev.

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Also known as: “Kapela Marije Snežne”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Domžalski dom na Mali planini and Velika Planina Ski Resort.

Domžalski dom na Mali planini

Mountain hut

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Domžalski dom na Mali planini is a mountain hut, which is situated 710 metres south of Chapel of St. Mary of the Snows.

Velika Planina Ski Resort is a Slovenian ski resort located in Kamnik-Savinja Alps mountain in municipality of Kamnik. Velika Planina is a family ski resort, which has 6 km of ski slopes. Velika Planina Ski Resort is situated 1½ km northwest of Chapel of St. Mary of the Snows.

Volovljek

Mountain saddle

Photo: Grejo, GFDL.

Volovljek is a mountain saddle, which is situated 3 km southeast of Chapel of St. Mary of the Snows.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Velika Planina and Mala Planina.

Velika Planina

Hamlet

Photo: Velikaplanina, Public domain.

Velika Planina is a dispersed high-elevation settlement of mostly herders' dwellings on the karst Big Pasture Plateau in the Kamnik Alps in Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Mala Planina

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Mala Planina is a hamlet.

Podvolovljek

Village

Photo: Romanm, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Podvolovljek is a settlement in the Municipality of Luče in Slovenia. The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Podvolovljek is situated 3 km east of Chapel of St. Mary of the Snows.

Chapel of St. Mary of the Snows

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Municipality of Kamnik, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.29514° or 46° 17′ 43″ north

Longitude

14.6536° or 14° 39′ 13″ east

Wheelchair access

Open location code

8FRP7MW3+3C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 184934774

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Chapel of St. Mary of the Snows” goes by many names.

French: “Chapelle Notre-Dame des neiges”
German: “Kapelle Unserer Lieben Frau vom Schnee”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lokev za kapelo and Jeranova lokev.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Pastirski stan Gradišekovih and Zabrška bajta.

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