Franciscus Church
Franciscus Church is a church in Zweisimmen, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern which is located on Lenkstrasse and has an elevation of 946 metres. Franciscus Church is situated nearby to the village Zweisimmen, as well as near the town hall Gemeindeverwaltung.Photo: Ginkgo2g, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Zweisimmen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Franziskuskirche”
- Address: Lenkstrasse 11, Zweisimmen, 3770
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zweisimmen railway station and Spital STS AG, Spital Zweisimmen.
Zweisimmen railway station
Railway station
Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zweisimmen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Zweisimmen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is the terminus of the standard gauge Spiez–Zweisimmen line and of the 1,000 mm Montreux–Zweisimmen and Zweisimmen–Lenk im Simmental lines. Zweisimmen railway station is situated 110 metres northeast of Franciscus Church.
Spital STS AG, Spital Zweisimmen
Hospital
Photo: Icnieinesekpucnhppboe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spital STS AG, Spital Zweisimmen is a hospital, which is situated 570 metres north of Franciscus Church.
Blankenburg Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Blankenburg Castle is a castle and administrative center in the municipality of Zweisimmen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Blankenburg Castle is situated 2 km southeast of Franciscus Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zweisimmen and Abländschen.
Zweisimmen
Village
Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zweisimmen is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Abländschen
Village
Photo: Michael D. Schmid, CC0.
Abländschen is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Franciscus Church.
Boltigen
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Boltigen is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Boltigen is a mixed community, with traits both of a burgess community and a village community. Boltigen is situated 9 km north of Franciscus Church.
Franciscus Church
- Categories: Catholic church building, filial church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Zweisimmen, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.55264° or 46° 33′ 10″ northLongitude
7.37413° or 7° 22′ 27″ eastElevation
946 metres (3,104 feet)Open location code
8FR9H93F+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 206815566OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q55412381
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In Other Languages
“Franciscus Church” goes by many names.
- German: “Franziskuskirche”
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