Markuskirche

Markuskirche is a church in Thun, Canton of Bern, which is located on Schulstrasse. Markuskirche is situated near the sports venue Sporthalle Gotthelf, as well as near Roter Trackt.

Type: Church
Denomination: Protestant
Address: Schulstrasse 45a, Thun, 3604

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Stockhorn Arena and Stadium Lachen.

Stockhorn Arena

Stadium

Photo: Gidoca, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Visana Stadion is a football stadium in the city of Thun, Switzerland. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators and opened in 2011. It is the home of FC Thun men and women's team of the Swiss Super League. Stockhorn Arena is situated 1 km northwest of Markuskirche.

Stadium Lachen

Stadium

Photo: Rectilinium, CC BY 3.0.

Stadion Lachen is a multi-use stadium in Thun, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for American football matches of the Thun Tigers. The stadium served as the home ground of FC Thun from 1954 to 2011 until the Swiss Football League deemed it unfit for top-tier football, prompting the club to construct a new stadium. Stadium Lachen is situated 780 metres east of Markuskirche.

Wocher Panorama

Museum

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The Wocher Panorama, also known as the Thun Panorama, is a panoramic painting depicting the city of Thun. Created by the artist Marquard Wocher in 1814, it was the first panorama in Switzerland. Wocher Panorama is situated 1½ km northeast of Markuskirche.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allmendingen bei Thun and Amsoldingen.

Allmendingen bei Thun

Neighborhood

Strättligen is a former municipality of the Swiss canton of Bern, since 1920 incorporated into the municipality of Thun. Its area accounts for roughly the southern half of the territory of present-day Thun municipality, including the districts of Scherzligen, Dürrenast, Neufeld, Allmendingen, Buchholz, Schoren, Gwatt.

Amsoldingen

Village

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Amsoldingen is a municipality in the Thun administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Amsoldingen is situated 3 km southwest of Markuskirche.

Hilterfingen

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hilterfingen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Hilterfingen is situated 3 km east of Markuskirche.

Markuskirche

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Thun, Thun District, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.73899° or 46° 44′ 20″ north

Longitude

7.6183° or 7° 37′ 6″ east

Open location code

8FR9PJQ9+H8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 209808754

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=protestant

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sporthalle Gotthelf and Roter Trackt.

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Places to explore: Parkplatz Markuskirche and Turnhalle Dürrenast.

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