St. Jacob Chapel in Espen

St. Jacob Chapel in Espen is a church in Engelberg, Obwalden, which is located on Dorfstrasse. St. Jacob Chapel in Espen is situated near Eugenisee, as well as near the railway station Engelberg (Talstation Titlis).

Photo: Badener, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: chapel building in Engelberg in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
Also known as: “Kapelle St. Jakob im Espen (an der Dorfzufahrt), (1648)”
Address: Dorfstrasse, Engelberg, 6390

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Eugenisee and Engelberg railway station.

Eugenisee

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eugenisee is a lake at Engelberg in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. In summer, it is stocked with brown trout and rainbow trout for fishing. In the floods of August 2005, the lake was filled with large quantities of sediments.

Engelberg railway station

Railway station

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Engelberg railway station is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Engelberg in the canton of Obwalden. It is the terminus of the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, which is owned by the Zentralbahn railway company. Engelberg railway station is situated 720 metres east of St. Jacob Chapel in Espen.

Engelberg Abbey

Monastery

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Engelberg Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Engelberg, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. It was formerly in the Diocese of Constance, but is now in the Diocese of Chur. Engelberg Abbey is situated 1¼ km east of St. Jacob Chapel in Espen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wolfenschiessen.

Wolfenschiessen

Village

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Wolfenschiessen is a village and municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Wolfenschiessen itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Altzellen, Büren ob dem Bach, Dörfli, and Oberrickenbach, together with a large area of high alpine land, mountains, lakes, and glaciers. Wolfenschiessen is situated 10 km north of St. Jacob Chapel in Espen.

St. Jacob Chapel in Espen

Categories: built structure, chapel, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Engelberg, Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.82013° or 46° 49′ 13″ north

Longitude

8.39323° or 8° 23′ 36″ east

Open location code

8FRCR9CV+37

OpenStreetMap ID

way 289886360

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

Wikidata ID

Q29786265

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In Other Languages

“St. Jacob Chapel in Espen” goes by many names.

German: “Kapelle St. Jakob im Espen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sonnenberg and Engelberg (Talstation Titlis).

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sunnmatt 6 and Engelberg Youth Hostel.

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