St. Jakob church
St. Jakob church is a church in Naters, Brig District, Valais. St. Jakob church is situated nearby to Safranmuseum, as well as near Mund Gredetsch.Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: churc building in Mund in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Kirche St. Jakob (Turm und Ausstattung)” and “St. Jakob”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brig railway station and Gärsthorn.
Brig railway station
Railway station
Brig railway station is an important railway junction in the municipality of Brig-Glis, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Opened in 1878, it is adjacent to the northern portal of the Simplon Tunnel and is served by two standard gauge lines. Brig railway station is situated 3½ km east of St. Jakob church.
Gärsthorn
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gärsthorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Mund in the canton of Valais. The main summit has an elevation of 2,964 metres, while the southern summit has an elevation of 2,927 metres. Gärsthorn is situated 3½ km northwest of St. Jakob church.
Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station
Railway station
Photo: Photnart, Public domain.
Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Brig-Glis, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the meeting point of two 1,000 mm metre gauge railway lines of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, the BVZ Zermatt-Bahn and the Furka Oberalp Railway. Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station is situated 3½ km east of St. Jakob church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mund and Birgisch.
Mund
Village
Mund is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Mund and Birgisch merged into the municipality of Naters.
Birgisch
Village
Photo: Maurice Perry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birgisch is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Birgisch and Mund merged into the municipality of Naters.
Brig
Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brig, officially Brig-Glis, is a municipality of 13,000 people in Valais in Switzerland. The municipality is made up of two neighbouring towns, Brig and Glis, with a third independent town Naters across the Rhone river to the north.
St. Jakob church
- Categories: cultural heritage ensemble, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Naters, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.31528° or 46° 18′ 55″ northLongitude
7.94209° or 7° 56′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8FR98W8R+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 60628403OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q29892347
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“St. Jakob church” goes by many names.
- French: “église St. Jakob”
- French: “Église St. Jakob”
- German: “Kirche St. Jakob (Turm und Ausstattung)”
- German: “Kirche St. Jakob”
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