Church of St. Chrischona
Church of St. Chrischona
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Basic data | ||
Place: | Bettingen | |
Canton: | Basel city | |
Country: | Switzerland | |
Altitude : | 522 m | |
Coordinates: 47 ° 34 '23 " N , 7 ° 40' 48.3" E ; CH1903: six hundred and eighteen thousand one hundred and sixty-eight / 269,178 | ||
Use: | church | |
Accessibility: | Observation tower open to the public | |
Owner : | Chrischona International | |
Tower data | ||
Construction time : | around 700 | |
Building material : | stone | |
Last modification: | 1965 | |
Total height : | 28.00 m | |
Viewing platform: | 14.00 m | |
Position map | ||
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The church of St. Chrischona is located in the community of Bettingen on the Dinkelberg and is 522 m above sea level. M. at the highest point in the canton of Basel-Stadt .
situation
The church was given as a gift from Basel in 1965 to the Chrischona International community association . The condition was that the church must be fundamentally renewed and must remain open to the public. This means that the church tower can be used as a viewing platform over 71 steps.
If visibility is good, you have a panoramic view of the Vosges , the Black Forest , the Jura and the Alps .
gallery
literature
- Hans Krattiger : The St. Chrischonakirche , in: Jahrbuch z'Rieche 1977 ( online ).
Web links
Commons : St. Chrischona (Bettingen) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Church of St. Chrischona - Chrischona founding place on the website of Chrischona International
- Bells Bettingen, St. Chrischona. In “Glocken der Heimat” on Radio SRF
- Ref. Church of St. Chrischona BS in the organ directory Switzerland-Lichtenstein
Individual evidence
- ↑ St. Chrischona - Chrischona place of foundation. Retrieved September 27, 2018 .