St. Martin (Thun)

St Martin Thun

The Church of St. Martin (or Martinskirche ) is a Roman Catholic church in Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland .

building

The church building was erected between 1969 and 1971 and inaugurated on May 20, 1971 by the Bishop of Basel Anton Hänggi . The architects were J. Naef, E. Studer and G. Studer from Zurich . The extension building was inaugurated on May 21, 1998.

Catchment area

The catchment area of ​​the parish extends to 26 political communities in the Bernese Oberland and Mittelland west of the Aare . About 6,200 Catholics live in the catchment area.

See also

List of Roman Catholic churches in the canton of Bern

Web links

Commons : St.Martin (Thun)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Parish of St. Martin
• History and architecture of the Martinskirche (PDF; 8.7 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ^ History of the parish ( Memento of January 17, 2005 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 46 ° 44 '54.7 "  N , 7 ° 36' 56.8"  E ; CH1903:  613535  /  177497