Catholic church of St. Michael

Catholic church of St. Michael is a church in Gams, Werdenberg Disctrict, Canton of St. Gallen. Catholic church of St. Michael is situated nearby to the town hall Rathaus Gams, as well as near the archaeological site Burgruine Gams.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: church building in Gams in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Also known as: “catholic church of St. Michael (1868)” and “Katholische Kirche St. Michael (1868)”
Address: 6.2, Bsetzi, Gams, 9473

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hohensax Castle and Frischenberg Castle.

Hohensax Castle

Castle

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Hohensax is a ruined castle in the Sennwald municipality in the Swiss canton St. Gallen. The castle was built around 1200 by the barons of Sax, and was destroyed in 1446. Hohensax Castle is situated 3 km north of Catholic church of St. Michael.

Frischenberg Castle

Castle

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Frischenberg is a ruined castle in Sennwald, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It was built in the early 14th century by the lords of Hohensax, probably by Ulrich III von Hohensax some time after 1313. Frischenberg Castle is situated 3 km north of Catholic church of St. Michael.

Reformed Church Sax

Church

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Reformed Church Sax is situated 3½ km northeast of Catholic church of St. Michael.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gasenzen and Grabs.

Gasenzen

Village

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Gasenzen is a village.

Grabs

Village

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Grabs is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Grabs is situated 2½ km south of Catholic church of St. Michael.

Bendern

Village

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Bendern is a village of Liechtenstein, together with the town of Gamprin it forms in the municipality of Gamprin. It is the third smallest in the country, with an area of 6.19 km2 and a total population of 1664 people. Bendern is situated 5 km east of Catholic church of St. Michael.

Catholic church of St. Michael

Categories: built structure, Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Gams, Werdenberg Disctrict, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.20365° or 47° 12′ 13″ north

Longitude

9.44015° or 9° 26′ 25″ east

Open location code

8FVF6C3R+F3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 415935695

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

Wikidata ID

Q29786468

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In Other Languages

From German to Swiss German—“Catholic church of St. Michael” goes by many names.

German: “Katholische Kirche St. Michael (1868)”
German: “Katholische Kirche St. Michael”
Swiss German: “Pfarrcherche Sankt Michael”

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