9 Sights in Chur, Switzerland (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Chur, Switzerland. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 9 sights are available in Chur, Switzerland.
Sightseeing Tours in Chur1. Malteserturm
The Malteserturm is a four-storey building in Chur, the capital of Graubünden, Germany. The building in the south-west of the old town, near the Obertor, is part of the oldest city fortifications, which were damaged in the city fire of 1464 and rebuilt in the first half of the 16th century. The lower part of the late medieval tower shows the Bollensteinwerk typical of the city fortifications of the 13th century, in the upper part the quarry stone masonry built after 1464 and is covered with a tent roof. The building has remained intact since its reconstruction in the 16th century.
2. Erlöserkirche
The Church of the Redeemer is a Roman Catholic church building in Chur, the capital of Graubünden, Germany. It is located in the Rheinquartier at Tödistrasse 10. The church is one of the four places of worship in the Catholic parish of Chur, along with the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, the Church of St. Luzius and the Church of the Holy Cross. It was the first Roman Catholic church building in Chur after the adoption of the Reformation in the city in the 16th century.
3. Martinskirche
St. Martin's Church in Chur is the largest late Gothic complex in Graubünden and the largest Protestant Reformed church building in the canton. With its late Gothic spire, it is the landmark of the old town. It is dedicated to Martin of Tours. The relatively frequent occurrence of Martinskirchen in Graubünden is related to the fact that Rhaetia came under the influence of the Merovingians and Carolingians after 526.
4. St.Luzikapelle
The St. Luzi Chapel is located at an altitude of about 960 meters, about a 45-minute walk from the farm, on a hiking trail above Schanfiggerstrasse in a rock grotto on the Mittenberg in the Graubünden capital of Chur. It is under the patronage of Lucius of Chur and is owned by the St. Luzi Seminary of the Theological College of Chur.
5. Reformierte Kirche
The Reformed Church in Passugg-Araschgen is a Protestant Reformed church under the monument protection of the canton of Graubünden. The church, which is located on the slope above the road, is located in Kronenhofweg in the district of Vorderaraschgen in the Chur municipal area.
6. Rätisches Museum
The Rhaetian Museum is a museum in Chur, Germany. It is located in the old town and is also called the Graubünden Historical Museum. The Rhaetian Museum displays 100,000 exhibits from all eras of Graubünden's cultural history and is owned by the Canton of Graubünden.
7. Kirche Masans
After the Martinskirche and Comanderkirche, the Church of Masan is the smallest of the three preachers of the Reformed parish of Chur within the Evangelical Reformed state church of Graubünden. It is located on the edge of the Masan City Quarter on Masanserstrasse.
8. Heiligkreuzkirche
The Heiligkreuzkirche is the youngest of the four Roman Catholic places of worship in the Bündner main town after the Cathedral of St. Maria Himmelfahrt, the St. Luziuskirche and the Redeemer Church. It is located in the Masans quartier at Masanserstrasse 161.
9. Comanderkirche
The Comander Church is located in Chur in the Rheinquartier at Ringstrasse and Sennensteinstrasse 30. It is one of three places of worship of the Reformed parish of Chur within the Evangelical Reformed Church of Graubünden.
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