Loreto Chapel
Loreto Chapel is a church in Fribourg, Sarine District, Canton of Fribourg which is located on Chemin de Lorette. Loreto Chapel is situated nearby to the historic building Bürglentor / Porte de Bourguillon, as well as near the miniature golf course Hole 7.Photo: WWHenderson20, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: chapel in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Loreto chapel of Fribourg” and “Our Lady of Loreto in Fribourg”
- Address: Chemin de Lorette 3, Friboug, 1700
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Musée suisse de la marionnette and Cathedral of St Nicholas.
Musée suisse de la marionnette
Museum
Photo: Quadrien, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Musée suisse de la marionnette is a museum, which is situated 230 metres northeast of Loreto Chapel.
Cathedral of St Nicholas
Church
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Fribourg Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Fribourg, Switzerland. Built between 1283 and 1490 in the Gothic style, it occupies an elevated position overlooking the city. Cathedral of St Nicholas is situated 610 metres north of Loreto Chapel.
Saint-Jean
Church
Photo: Quadrien, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Jean is a church, which is situated 330 metres northwest of Loreto Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierrafortscha and Marly.
Pierrafortscha
Hamlet
Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pierrafortscha is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Marly
Village
Marly is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its German name is Mertenlach, but this is no longer common, although still in regional use. Marly is situated 3 km south of Loreto Chapel.
Granges-Paccot
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Granges-Paccot (; Arpitan: Granges-Pacot is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Granges-Paccot is situated 3 km northwest of Loreto Chapel.
Loreto Chapel
- Categories: chapel, chapel of Loreto, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Fribourg, Sarine District, Canton of Fribourg, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.80105° or 46° 48′ 4″ northLongitude
7.1662° or 7° 9′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8FR9R528+CFOpenStreetMap ID
way 56254497OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q29479097
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Loreto Chapel” goes by many names.
- French: “Chapelle de Lorette à Fribourg”
- French: “chapelle de Lorette de Fribourg”
- French: “chapelle de Lorette fribourgeoise”
- French: “chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Lorette”
- French: “Lorette”
- French: “Notre-Dame de Lorette à Fribourg”
- German: “Freiburger Loretokapelle”
- German: “Kapelle Unserer Lieben Frau von Loreto”
- German: “Loreto Kapelle von Freiburg”
- German: “Loretokapelle (Freiburg i. Üe.)”
- German: “Loretokapelle”
- German: “Loretto Kapelle in Freiburg”
- German: “Loretto”
- German: “Lorettokapelle (Freiburg i. Üe.)”
- German: “Lorettokapelle in Freiburg”
- German: “Unsere Liebe Frau zu Loreto in Freiburg”
- Portuguese: “Capela de Nossa Senhora do Loreto”
- Portuguese: “Capela Loreto em Friburgo”
- Portuguese: “Nossa Senhora de Loreto em Friburgo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bürglentor / Porte de Bourguillon and Hole 7.
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