St. Karl Borromäus Chapel

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

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: chapel in Flüeli-Ranft in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
Also known as: “St. Karl Borromäus”
Address: Flüeli, 6073

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hotel Paxmontana and Birth house of Nicholas of Flue.

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 220 metres northeast of St. Karl Borromäus Chapel.

Birth house of Nicholas of Flue

House

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House of Nicholas of Flue

House

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House of Nicholas of Flue is situated 110 metres east of St. Karl Borromäus Chapel.

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.