Thun City Church

Thun City Church is a church in Thun, Canton of Bern which is located on Schlossberg. Thun City Church is situated nearby to Plätzli (1716), as well as near the building Upper Rectory (1772).

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Type: Church
Denomination: Protestant
Description: church building in Thun in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
Also known as: “Stadtkirche Thun”
Address: Schlossberg 12, Thun, 3600
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thun Castle and Lower lock (1723/24).

Thun Castle

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Thun Castle is a castle in the city of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It was built in the 12th century, today houses the Thun Castle museum, and is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Thun Castle is situated 170 metres northwest of Thun City Church.

Lower lock (1723/24)

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Lower lock (1723/24) is situated 140 metres southwest of Thun City Church.

Plätzli (1716)

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Steffisburg and Schwendibach.

Steffisburg

Town

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Steffisburg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Schwendibach merged into the municipality of Steffisburg.

Schwendibach

Village

Schwendibach is a former municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Schwendibach merged into the municipality of Steffisburg.

Allmendingen bei Thun

Neighborhood

Strättligen is a former municipality of the Swiss canton of Bern, since 1920 incorporated into the municipality of Thun. Its area accounts for roughly the southern half of the territory of present-day Thun municipality, including the districts of Scherzligen, Dürrenast, Neufeld, Allmendingen, Buchholz, Schoren, Gwatt. Allmendingen bei Thun is situated 3 km southwest of Thun City Church.

Thun City Church

Categories: architectural structure, Protestant church building, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Thun, Thun District, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.75879° or 46° 45′ 32″ north

Longitude

7.63147° or 7° 37′ 53″ east

Elevation

590 metres (1,936 feet)

Open location code

8FR9QJ5J+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 78246537

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=protestant

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=yes

Wikidata ID

Q2327481

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to German—“Thun City Church” goes by many names.

Albanian: “Stadtkirche Thun”
Chinese: “图恩城市教堂”
Dutch: “Thun Stadskerk”
French: “église de la ville de Thoune”
French: “Église de la ville de Thoune”
French: “Stadtkirche Thun”
German: “Stadtkirche Thun”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upper Rectory (1772) and Boulderkino.

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