San Silvestro Church
San Silvestro Church is a church in Mendrisio, Ticino. San Silvestro Church is situated nearby to the museum Museo d’Arte Sacra di Meride - Estensione Scalmegna, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Terrazza della Val Mara.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Meride in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Chiesa di San Silvestro”
- Address: Meride, 6866
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Rocco Church and Archeological site of Tremona Castello.
Archeological site of Tremona Castello
Archaeological site
Photo: Iopensa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Archeological site of Tremona Castello is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of San Silvestro Church.
Poncione d’Arzo
Peak
The Poncione d'Arzo is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, about 250 meters east of Monte Pravello. It lies south of Lake Lugano, on the group culminating at Monte San Giorgio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meride and Tremona.
Meride
Village
Photo: Patrik Tschudin, CC BY 2.0.
Meride is a village and former municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.
Tremona
Village
Tremona was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 5 April 2009 the municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Mendrisio, Rancate and Tremona merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.
Arzo
Village
Arzo was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It had an area of 2.82 km2 and a population of 1,126 inhabitants.
San Silvestro Church
- Categories: architectural structure, Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Mendrisio, Mendrisio District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.892° or 45° 53′ 31″ northLongitude
8.94931° or 8° 56′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8FQCVWRX+RPOpenStreetMap ID
way 216068052OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q3672054
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“San Silvestro Church” goes by many names.
- German: “Chiesa di San Silvestro”
- German: “Kirche San Silvestro”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Silvestro”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Silvestro”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museo d’Arte Sacra di Meride - Estensione Scalmegna and Terrazza della Val Mara.
Nearby Places
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