Chapel St. John

Chapel St. John is a church in Lachen, March District, Canton of Schwyz. Chapel St. John is situated nearby to Alt Rapperswil Castle, as well as near the building Sacristan house.

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Church
Description: church building and part of an architectural ensemble in Altendorf in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alt Rapperswil Castle and Sacristan house.

Alt Rapperswil Castle

Castle

Altendorf Castle was a medieval hill castle in the municipality of Altendorf in the canton of Schwyz. On the foundation of the round castle chapel stands the choir of the chapel of St. Johann.

Sacristan house

Building

Sacristan house

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sacristan house is a building.

Lachen railway station

Railway station

Lachen railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Lachen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Lachen in the Swiss canton of Schwyz, near Obersee. The station is located on the Lake Zurich left-bank railway line, on the border of fare zones 997 and 998 of the Ostwind Fare Network. Lachen railway station is situated 1 km northeast of Chapel St. John.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altendorf and Lachen.

Altendorf

Village

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altendorf is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

Lachen

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lachen is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

Seestatt

Hamlet

Photo: Chris.urs-o, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seestatt is a hamlet.

Chapel St. John

Categories: chapel, architectural ensemble, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Lachen, March District, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.18504° or 47° 11′ 6″ north

Longitude

8.84144° or 8° 50′ 29″ east

Open location code

8FVC5RPR+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=no

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Chapel St. John” goes by many names.

German: “Kapelle St. Johann”

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Highlights include Aussenlandeplatz Altendorf and Burgstelle Äbnet.

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