8 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 8 sights are available in Chur, Switzerland.
Sightseeing Tours in Chur1. Malteserturm
The Malteserturm is a four-storey building in Chur, the capital of Graubünden. The building in the southwest of the old town, near the Upper Gate, is part of the oldest city fortifications, which were damaged in the city fire in 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 been preserved intact in its structure since its reconstruction in the 16th century.
2. Erlöserkirche
The Church of the Redeemer is a Roman Catholic church building in the Graubünden capital Chur. It is located in the Rheinquartier at Tödistrasse 10. The church is one of the four churches of the Catholic parish of Chur, together 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 St. Martin's churches in Graubünden is related to the fact that Rhaetia came under the sphere of 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 Chur. It is under the patronage of Lucius of Chur and is owned by the St. Luzi Seminary of the Theological University of Chur.
5. Heiligkreuzkirche
The Church of the Holy Cross is the youngest of the four Roman Catholic churches in the Graubünden capital of Chur, after the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, the Church of St. Luzius and the Church of the Redeemer. It is located in the Masans district at Masanserstrasse 161.
6. Reformierte Kirche
The Reformed Church in Passugg-Araschgen is a Protestant Reformed church under the monument protection of the canton of Graubünden. The church, located on the slope above the road, is located in Kronenhofweg in the district of Vorderaraschgen in the municipality of Chur.
7. Kirche Masans
After St. Martin's Church and Comander's Church, Masans Church is the smallest of the three preaching sites of the Reformed parish of Chur and the Colloquium IV Chur, which is congruent with it. It is located on the edge of the Masans district of Chur on Masanserstrasse.
8. Rätisches Museum
The R ä tische Museum is a museum in Chur. It is located in the Old City, also known as the Bündner History Museum. The R ä tische Museum displays 100,000 exhibits from all cultural and historical periods in Graubünden.
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