Church of St. Chrischona

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

Church of St. Chrischona

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 .