Provost Church of St. John the Baptist
Provost Church of St. John the Baptist is a church in Lugano, Ticino. Provost Church of St. John the Baptist is situated nearby to the square Piázza di Polé, as well as near the post office Ufficio postale.Photo: Elvezio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Sonvico in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Chiesa prepositurale di San Giovanni Battista”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Maria Assunta Parish Church and San Nazario Church.
Santa Maria Assunta Parish Church
Church
Photo: Cristian Bianchi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Maria Assunta Parish Church is situated 520 metres south of Provost Church of St. John the Baptist.
San Nazario Church
Church
Photo: Cristian Bianchi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Nazario Church is situated 650 metres southwest of Provost Church of St. John the Baptist.
Sant’Agata Parish Church
Church
Photo: Ilario, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sant’Agata Parish Church is situated 1¼ km south of Provost Church of St. John the Baptist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sonvico and Villa Luganese.
Sonvico
Village
Photo: Joil84, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sonvico is a quarter of the city of Lugano and former municipality of the Lugano district in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the municipality of Sonvico merged into the municipality of Lugano becoming a new neighborhood.
Villa Luganese
Village
Villa Luganese is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Villa Luganese was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2008.
Lugaggia
Hamlet
The Lugano District is a district of Canton of Ticino, southern Switzerland. The capital is the city of Lugano. It has a population of 150,556.
Provost Church of St. John the Baptist
- Categories: Catholic church building, provost church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Lugano, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.05792° or 46° 3′ 29″ northLongitude
8.99088° or 8° 59′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8FRC3X5R+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 338071169OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q3670461
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Provost Church of St. John the Baptist” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Propsteikirche S. Giovanni Battista a Corcaréi”
- French: “chiesa di San Giovanni Battista”
- French: “Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista”
- German: “Chiesa prepositurale di San Giovanni Battista”
- German: “Propsteikirche San Giovanni Battista”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Giovanni Battista”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista”
- Italian: “Chiesa prepositurale di San Giovanni Battista (Sonvico)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piázza di Polé and Ufficio postale.
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