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 nearby to Eugenisee, as well as near the railway station Engelberg (Engelberg–Gerschnialp Standseilbahn).| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: chapel building in Engelberg in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Kapelle St. Jakob im Espen”
- Address: Dorfstrasse, Engelberg, 6390
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 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: architectural 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″ northLongitude
8.39323° or 8° 23′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8FRCR9CV+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 289886360OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q29786265
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In Other Languages
“St. Jacob Chapel in Espen” goes by many names.
- German: “Kapelle St. Jakob im Espen (an der Dorfzufahrt), (1648)”
- German: “Kapelle St. Jakob im Espen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Engelberg (Engelberg–Gerschnialp Standseilbahn) and Sonnenberg.
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