St. Josef church
St. Josef church is a church in Saanen District, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern which is located on Kirchstrasse and has an elevation of 1,052 metres. St. Josef church is situated nearby to the square Kapälliplatz, as well as near the church St. Nicholas Chapel.Photo: Ginkgo2g, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Saanen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Katholische Kirche” and “Kirche St. Josef”
- Address: Kirchstrasse 3, Gstaad, 3780
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Nicholas Chapel and Gstaad railway station.
Gstaad railway station
Railway station
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gstaad railway station is situated 160 metres west of St. Josef church.
Alpina Gstaad
Hotel
Photo: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Alpina Gstaad is a luxury 56-room hotel in the Oberbort area of Gstaad, Switzerland. It is owned by Jean Claude Mimran and Marcel Bach. It was opened in 2012 and was the first luxury hotel to be built in Gstaad for a century. Alpina Gstaad is situated 220 metres northeast of St. Josef church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gstaad and Saanen.
Gstaad
Photo: Patrick Nouhailler’s…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gstaad is a mountain resort in the Bernese Highlands in Switzerland. The village is at 1050 m altitude, with local skiing only up to 2200 m, but it's linked by ski-lift to the higher areas of Les Diablerets.
Saanen
Village
Photo: Alps, Public domain.
Saanen is a municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district. Saanen is situated 2½ km northwest of St. Josef church.
Rougemont
Village
Photo: Leemburg-CH, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rougemont is a municipality in the Pays-d'Enhaut of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Rougemont is situated 6 km west of St. Josef church.
St. Josef church
- Categories: Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Saanen District, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.47502° or 46° 28′ 30″ northLongitude
7.28619° or 7° 17′ 10″ eastElevation
1,052 metres (3,451 feet)Open location code
8FR9F7GP+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 246138321OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q55412359
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In Other Languages
“St. Josef church” goes by many names.
- German: “Kirche St. Josef”
- German: “St. Josef”
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