Holy Cross chapel

Holy Cross chapel is a church in Lajen, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige and has an elevation of 2,199 metres. Holy Cross chapel is situated nearby to the peak Resciesa Dedora, as well as near the mountain hut Raschötzhütte.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: chapel in Urtijëi, South Tyrol, Italy
Also known as: “Dlieja dl Crist”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Raschötzhütte and Museum Gherdëina.

Raschötzhütte

Mountain hut

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Raschötzhütte is a mountain hut, which is situated 610 metres east of Holy Cross chapel.

Museum Gherdëina

Museum

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The Gherdëina Local Heritage Museum was opened in the Cësa di Ladins in Urtijëi, in northernmost Italy, in 1960. The building is the seat of the Union di Ladins de Gherdëina a cultural organisation for the keeping of the Ladin language and heritage in Val Gherdëina. Museum Gherdëina is situated 3½ km southeast of Holy Cross chapel.

Parish church of Urtijëi

Church

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The Parish Church of Urtijëi located in the town of Urtijëi in Val Gardena in South Tyrol, Italy is dedicated to the Epiphany and to Saint Ulrich. It was built in the years 1792–1796 in the Neoclassical style with some Baroque elements by the tyrolean master Joseph Abenthung and the interior domes painted by the Tyrolean brothers Franz Xaver and Josef Kirchebner. Parish church of Urtijëi is situated 3 km southeast of Holy Cross chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Runcadic and Sankt Ulrich.

Runcadic

Hamlet

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Runcadic is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km south of Holy Cross chapel.

Sankt Ulrich

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Sankt Ulrich in Gröden, commonly abbreviated to St. Ulrich, is a picturesque town which is the main town within the Val Gardena valley within South Tyrol.

Passua

Neighborhood

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Passua is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km south of Holy Cross chapel.

Holy Cross chapel

Categories: chapel, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Lajen, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

46.60073° or 46° 36′ 3″ north

Longitude

11.65422° or 11° 39′ 15″ east

Elevation

2,199 metres (7,215 feet)

Open location code

8FRHJM23+7M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 234793178

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q1595367

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In Other Languages

From German to Ladin—“Holy Cross chapel” goes by many names.

German: “Heilig-Kreuz-Kapelle auf Raschötz”
German: “Heilig-Kreuz-Kapelle”
German: “Heiligkreuzkapelle Raschötz”
Italian: “cappella Santa Croce del Rasciesa”
Italian: “cappella Santa Croce su Rasciesa”
Italian: “cappella Santa Croce”
Ladin: “Capela sal Crist”

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