Chapel of the Holy Family
Chapel of the Holy Family is a church in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais. Chapel of the Holy Family is situated nearby to the fountain Brunnen, as well as near the climbing site Forrest Fun Parc.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: chapel building in Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Kapelle der Heiligen Familie” and “Kapelle Winkelmatten”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Findelbach railway station and Matterhorn Museum.
Findelbach railway station
Railway station
Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Findelbach is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated in the municipality of Zermatt, in the Swiss canton of Valais, at an altitude of 1,770 m above mean sea level. Findelbach railway station is situated 470 metres southeast of Chapel of the Holy Family.
Matterhorn Museum
Museum
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Matterhorn Museum is a cultural-natural museum in Zermatt whose main theme is the Matterhorn. The museum is in the form of a reconstituted mountain village consisting of 14 houses, and relates the history and development of tourism in the Zermatt area, including the story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party. Matterhorn Museum is situated 750 metres north of Chapel of the Holy Family.
Riffelalp railway station
Railway station
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riffelalp is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais, at an altitude of 2,211 m above mean sea level. Riffelalp railway station is situated 1¼ km southeast of Chapel of the Holy Family.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zum See and Riffelalp.
Zum See
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zum See is a hamlet in the canton of Valais. It is located above Zermatt at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the Matterhorn.
Riffelalp
Hamlet
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riffelalp is a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It is located at a height of 2,222 metres above sea level, just above the tree line, approximately halfway between the town of Zermatt and the Gornergrat mountain.
Furi
Hamlet
Furi is an alpine hamlet in the Pennine Alps, located three kilometers south of Zermatt, Switzerland at an altitude of 1,687m. It is located on a relatively flat area of land between the Gornera and Zmuttbach rivers.
Chapel of the Holy Family
- Categories: architectural structure, chapel, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.01308° or 46° 0′ 47″ northLongitude
7.74529° or 7° 44′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8FR92P7W+64OpenStreetMap ID
way 239782741OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelWikidata ID
Q29929551
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In Other Languages
“Chapel of the Holy Family” goes by many names.
- German: “Kapelle der Heiligen Familie”
- German: “Kapelle Winkelmatten”
- German: “Winkelmatten, Kapelle der Hl. Familie”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brunnen and Forrest Fun Parc.
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