Bundeskapelle - Brunnen, SZ, Switzerland
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N 46° 59.646 E 008° 36.318
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A 17th century chapel in the location where the second federal oath of the Old Swiss Confederacy is said to have taken place in 1315.
Waymark Code: WM168VR
Location: Schwyz, Switzerland
Date Posted: 06/03/2022
Views: 2
EN: The Trinity Chapel, better known as the Federation Chapel, is located in the village center of Brunnen only about 100 meters from the shore of Lake Lucerne.
It is said that the federation of the original Swiss cantons of 1291 was renewed on this spot in 1315 in an oath. A chapel was built there afterwards as a memorial. I have not found out when this was done.
In 1620 the village was completely destroyed by fire. In the course of the reconstruction, the Landammann (leader of the government) Heinrich Reding acquired the place and had the present chapel built on it in 1632. Inside there are some valuable figures and paintings, e.g. the high altar painting by the Rubens pupil Justus von Egmont.
The chapel was restored in 1990, when the original spatial proportions were restored.
DE: Die Dreifaltigkeitskapelle, besser bekannt unter dem Namen Bundeskapelle befindet sich im Dorfzentrum von Brunnen nur etwa 100 Meter vom Ufer des Vierwaldstättersees entfernt.
An dieser Stelle soll 1315 das Bündnis der Schweizer Urkantone von 1291 erneuert worden sein. Zur Erinnerung wurde dort danach eine Kapelle errichtet. Wann diese erbaut wurde, habe ich nicht herausgefunden.
1620 wurde das Dorf durch einen Brand vollständig zerstört. Im Verlauf des Wiederaufbaus erwarb der Landammann Heinrich Reding den Platz und liess darauf 1632 die heutige Kapelle errichten. Im Innern befinden sich einige wertvolle Figuren und Bilder, z.B. das Hochaltarbild des rubensschülers Justus von Egmont.
Die Kapelle wurde 1990 restauriert; dabei wurden die die ursprünglichen Raumproprtionen wieder hergestellt.
Type of Church: Chapel
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of organization: 01/01/1315
Date of building construction: 01/01/1632
Dominant Architectural Style: Baroque
Diocese: Chur
Address/Location:
Gersauerstrasse
Brunnen, SZ Switzerland
6440
Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
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