List of cathedrals in Switzerland
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This is the list of cathedrals in Switzerland
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Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
sorted by denomination.
Roman Catholic
Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in SwitzerlandRoman Catholicism in Switzerland
Roman Catholicism in Switzerland, organised in the six dioceses and two territorial abbeys, comprises approximately 3 million Catholics, about 42% of the Swiss population.The dioceses are the bishoprics of*Basel, currently headed by Bishop Felix Gmür...
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- Cathedral of Sts. Ursen and Victor in SolothurnSolothurnThe city of Solothurn is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The city also comprises the only municipality of the district of the same name.-Pre-roman settlement:...
- Basilica of Mary of the Assumption in ChurChurChur or Coire is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern part of the canton.-History:The name "chur" derives perhaps from the Celtic kora or koria, meaning "tribe", or from the Latin curia....
- Cathedral of St. NicholasFribourg CathedralThe Cathedral of St. Nicolas in Fribourg, built in the Gothic style, dominates the center of the medieval town of Fribourg . It is built on a rocky outcrop 50 metres above the river Sarine ....
in FribourgFribourgFribourg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district of Sarine. It is located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss plateau, and is an important economic, administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French Switzerland... - Cathedral of St. LawrenceLugano Cathedralthumb|260px|Side view of the cathedral.The Cathedral of Lugano is a Roman Catholic church in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland, founded in the High Middle Ages but rebuilt in the late 15th century, with the façade completed in 1517.-History:...
in LuganoLuganoLugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy... - Benedictine Abbey Cathedral of St. Maurice in Einsiedeln
- Abbay of St. Maurice in Saint-Maurice-d'Agaune
- Cathedral of Sts. Gall and Otmar in St. GallenSt. GallenSt. Gallen is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. The town mainly relies on the service sector for its economic...
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Glarier in SionSion, SwitzerlandSion is the capital of the Swiss canton of Valais. it had a population of .Landmarks include the Basilique de Valère and Château de Tourbillon. Sion has an airfield for civilian and military use, which, because of its location in a valley, causes a reasonable amount of noise pollution. FC Sion...
Eastern Orthodox
Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside RussiaRussian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia , also called the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, ROCA, or ROCOR) is a semi-autonomous part of the Russian Orthodox Church....
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- Holy Cross Cathedral in GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...