Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle
Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle is a church in Unterschächen, Uri. Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Klausen Pass, as well as near the historic site Km.25.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Klausen Pass and Glatten.
Klausen Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: FeG, Public domain.
Klausen Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Altdorf in the canton of Uri with Linthal in the canton of Glarus. Somewhat unusually, the boundary between the two cantons does not lie at the summit of the pass, but some 8 kilometres down the slope towards Linthal, with the summit being in Uri.
Glatten
Peak
Photo: Wala, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Glatten is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking the Klausen Pass in the canton of Uri. It is the tripoint between the valleys Bisistal, Schächental and Urner Boden. The summit consists of a large karstic plateau.
Clariden
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Clariden is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of 3,267 m between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. While on the north the Clariden overlooks the 1,948 m high Klausen Pass, the south side is covered by large glaciers and firn. Clariden is situated 3 km southeast of Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urnerboden and Spiringen.
Urnerboden
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Urnerboden is a village in the high valley of Urner Boden, and also an alp and a small high Alpine permanent settlement in the Swiss canton of Uri. Urnerboden is situated 4½ km northeast of Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle.
Spiringen
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spiringen is a village and a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. The municipality comprises two disjoint areas, separated by the municipality of Unterschächen and the Klausen Pass. Spiringen is situated 10 km west of Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle.
Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle
- Categories: building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Unterschächen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.86773° or 46° 52′ 4″ northLongitude
8.85487° or 8° 51′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8FRCVV93+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 387296284OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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