St. Maurice church
St. Maurice church is a church in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais. St. Maurice church is situated nearby to the cemetery Bergsteigerfriedhof, as well as near Kirchplatz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “St. Mauritius church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Matterhorn Museum and Monte Rosa Hotel.
Matterhorn Museum
Museum
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Matterhorn Museum is a cultural-natural museum in Zermatt whose main theme is the Matterhorn. The museum is in the form of a reconstituted mountain village consisting of 14 houses, and relates the history and development of tourism in the Zermatt area, including the story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party.
Monte Rosa Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Alps, Public domain.
The Monte Rosa is a hotel, located in the main street of Zermatt. It was frequented by the members of the Alpine Club, including Edward Whymper who made the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865.
Zermatt GGB railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wayne77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zermatt GGB railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Zermatt, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the northern terminus of 1,000 mm metre gauge Gornergrat Railway and is served by local trains only. Zermatt GGB railway station is situated 520 metres north of St. Maurice church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Findeln and Sunnegga.
Findeln
Locality
Photo: Zermatt photos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Findeln is a group of hamlets above Zermatt in the canton of Valais. They are located on the south facing slopes of the Sunnegga–Unterrothorn–Oberrothorn mountains.
Zum See
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zum See is a hamlet in the canton of Valais. It is located above Zermatt at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the Matterhorn.
St. Maurice church
- Categories: architectural structure, Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.01948° or 46° 1′ 10″ northLongitude
7.74654° or 7° 44′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8FR92P9W+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 30952471OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q29929518
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“St. Maurice church” goes by many names.
- French: “église de St. Maurice”
- French: “Église de St. Maurice”
- French: “église de St. Mauritius”
- German: “Kirche St. Mauritius (Altäre mit Taufstein)”
- German: “Kirche St. Mauritius”
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