Bundeskapelle - Brunnen, SZ, Switzerland
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fi67
N 46° 59.646 E 008° 36.318
32T E 469989 N 5204584
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: WM168ZV
Location: Schwyz, Switzerland
Date Posted: 06/04/2022
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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.
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation:
Daily, dusk till dawn
Admission Prices:
free
Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Less than 15 minutes
Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation
The attraction’s own URL: Not listed
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