San Salvatore Oratory

San Salvatore Oratory is a church in Blenio, Ticino. San Salvatore Oratory is situated near the museum Museo del cioccolato, as well as near the building Cima Norma.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church building in Torre in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
Also known as: “Oratorio di San Salvatore”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cima Norma and Cima di Pinadee.

Cima Norma

Building

Photo: Jakkes, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cima Norma is a building, which is situated 160 metres northeast of San Salvatore Oratory.

Cima di Pinadee is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located east of Olivone in the canton of Ticino. It lies between the Valle di Blenio and the Val di Carassino, north of the Passo di Piotta. Cima di Pinadee is situated 3 km northeast of San Salvatore Oratory.

Blenio museum

Museum

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 3.0.

Blenio museum is situated 2½ km south of San Salvatore Oratory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torre and Largario.

Torre

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Torre was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Torre would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Ghirone and Olivone to form a new municipality to be called Blenio.

Largario

Hamlet

Photo: Gattoarturo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Largario is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1207 as Largario. The municipality had 56 inhabitants in 1602, which peaked at 74 and 75 in 1808 and 1850 respectively before dropping again to 53 in 1900.

Aquila

Village

Photo: Gattoarturo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aquila is a former municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Aquila would merge with Campo Blenio, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio.

San Salvatore Oratory

Categories: built structure, oratory, building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
Location: Blenio, Blenio District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.49128° or 46° 29′ 29″ north

Longitude

8.95409° or 8° 57′ 15″ east

Open location code

8FRCFXR3+GJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 252825625

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q29884085

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In Other Languages

From German to Italian—“San Salvatore Oratory” goes by many names.

German: “Oratorium San Salvatore”
Italian: “Oratorio di S. Salvatore a Ingerio”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Museo del cioccolato and Fondazione La Fabbrica del Cioccolato.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Torre-Dangio 300 m and Cima Norma.

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