Chur Cathedral
Chur Cathedral, otherwise known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, is the Catholic cathedral of the diocese of Chur in Switzerland. The episcopal palace of the bishop of Chur is beside the church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cathedral
- Also known as: “Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (Chur)” and “Kathedrale Sankt Mariä Himmelfahrt”
- Address: Hof 18, Chur, 7000
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rätisches Museum and Antistitium.
Rätisches Museum
Museum
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Rätisches Museum is situated 150 metres west of Chur Cathedral.
Antistitium
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Antistitium is situated 190 metres west of Chur Cathedral.
Cantonal School of Graubünden
School
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The Cantonal School of Graubünden is the largest high school in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located at the Alte Schanfiggerstrasse / Arosastrasse 2 next to the Theological College in Chur. Cantonal School of Graubünden is situated 110 metres southeast of Chur Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bishops’s Court and Altstadt.
Araschgen
Village
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Araschgen is a village near Chur in the Plessur district, Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Churwalden. The village was first mentioned in the mid-14th century as Giraschga.
Chur Cathedral
- Categories: cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Chur, Plessur, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.84763° or 46° 50′ 52″ northLongitude
9.53544° or 9° 32′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8FRFRGXP+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 401918643OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q684506
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Chur Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖母升天主教座堂”
- Czech: “Katedrála nanebevzetí Panny Marie v Churu”
- Czech: “Katedrála v Churu”
- Dutch: “Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديسه مريم العذراء”
- French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Coire”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Coire”
- German: “Dom von Chur”
- German: “Kathedrale Chur”
- German: “Kathedrale St. Maria Himmelfahrt”
- German: “Kathedrale St. Mariä Himmelfahrt”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Chur”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Coira”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Coira”
- Japanese: “クール大聖堂”
- Lombard: “Catedral de Coira”
- Polish: “Katedra Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Chur”
- Polish: “Katedra Wniebowzięcia NMP w Chur”
- Russian: “Собор Вознесения Девы Марии”
- Slovenian: “Stolnica v Churu”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Maria de la Asuncion”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción”
- Swiss German: “Kathedrale St. Mariä Himmelfahrt”
- Tosk Albanian: “Kathedrale St. Mariä Himmelfahrt”
- Western Frisian: “Marije-Himelfeartkatedraal (Chur)”
- Western Frisian: “Marije-Himelfeartkatedraal”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hof cemetery and Hof.
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