Birth house of Nicholas of Flue

Birth house of Nicholas of Flue is a house in Sachseln, Obwalden which is located on Herrenmattli. Birth house of Nicholas of Flue is situated nearby to the church St. Karl Borromäus Chapel, as well as near Hotel Paxmontana.

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Type: House
Description: residential building in Flüeli-Ranft in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
Also known as: “Bruder-Klausen-Geburtshaus”
Address: Herrenmattli 5, Flüeli-Ranft, 6073

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Karl Borromäus Chapel and Hotel Paxmontana.

St. Karl Borromäus Chapel

Church

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St. Karl Borromäus Chapel is a church.

Hotel Paxmontana

Hotel

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The Hotel Paxmontana is a Grade II listed Art Nouveau hotel in Flüeli-Ranft, Sachseln, Obwalden, in central Switzerland. A four-story mansion in the grand old Victorian resort style, it was built in 1896 as Kurhaus Nünalphorn by the tourism pioneer Franz Hess-Michel. Hotel Paxmontana is situated 310 metres northeast of Birth house of Nicholas of Flue.

Obere Ranftkapelle

Church

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Obere Ranftkapelle is a church, which is situated 350 metres southeast of Birth house of Nicholas of Flue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sachseln and Sarnen.

Sachseln

Village

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Sachseln is a village and municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Sachseln, the municipality includes the hamlets of Edisried, Ewil and Flüeli-Ranft.

Sarnen

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Sarnen is the capital of the canton of Obwalden and sits on the shore of Lake Sarnen. Sarnen is an ideal starting point for numerous excursions by train, car or bike; a variety of sports can be practised here or in the immediate vicinity.