San Francesco Church

San Francesco Church is a church in , . San Francesco Church is situated near the university building , as well as near the building .
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Chiesa dei Cappuccini”, “chiesa di S. Francesco”, and “Chiesa di San Francesco”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mendrisio railway station and Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio.

Railway station
Photo: Arbalete, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station in the canton of Ticino and . The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between and , and is also the junction for the Mendrisio–Varese line, formerly freight-only, but which was rebuilt as an international connection to . is situated 390 metres west of San Francesco Church.

University building
Photo: WPestana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Swiss school of architecture and is a founding unit of Università della Svizzera italiana.

Building
Photo: WPestana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a building, which is situated 130 metres southeast of San Francesco Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mendrisio and Rancate.

Town
Photo: Uwelino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the district of in the canton of in . is the seat of the of the university of Italian-speaking Switzerland.

Village
was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of in . On 5 April 2009 the municipalities of , , , , and merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.

Village
Photo: Massiplus, CC0.
is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of in .

San Francesco Church

Latitude
45.86802° or 45° 52′ 5″ north
Longitude
8.98351° or 8° 59′ 1″ east
Open location code
8FQCVX9M+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 302437884
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q3670144
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In Other Languages

From German to Italian—“San Francesco Church” goes by many names.
  • German: “Kirche San Francesco”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ospedale Regionale di Mendrisio Beata Vergine and Carpe Diem.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Teatro dell’architettura and Salone Tatiana.

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