Kirchen und Kapellen im Kanton Zürich

Historic Churches and Chapels

Zurich's religious landscape includes the city's iconic landmarks—Grossmünster, Fraumünster, and St. Peter’s—noted for Reformation history, Marc Chagall’s stained glass, and Europe's largest church clock face. Beyond the urban center, the region features Romanesque structures on Ufnau Island, Baroque village churches in Richterswil and Hombrechtikon, and unique bridge chapels in Rapperswil. These sites represent a diverse architectural heritage spanning the Gothic, Romanesque, Neoclassical, and Rococo periods.

Historic Churches and Chapels — Karte

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St. Peter's Church

Historic Protestant church featuring Europe's largest clock face and baroque architecture, recently renovated and reopened in November 2025.

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Fraumünster Church

Historic Protestant church known for its Gothic architecture and stained glass windows by Marc Chagall.

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Grossmünster Church

Romanesque Protestant church notable for its twin towers and role in the Swiss Reformation.

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Water Church

The Wasserkirche of Zürich, first mentioned as ecclesia Aquatica Turicensi around 1250 and as wazzirkilcha in 1256, is a church built on a…

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Stadtkirche

Protestant landmark in Winterthur's old town.

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St. Peter und Paul

Romanesque church located on Ufnau Island in Lake Zurich.

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Heilig Hüsli

Heilig Hüsli is a bridge chapel in Rapperswil, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

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Liebfrauenkapelle

Liebfrauenkapelle is a chapel in Rapperswil, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, which dates back to the ossuary that was built by the House…

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Reformierte Kirche

Protestant church featuring Rococo architecture.

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Reformierte Kirche Embrach

Early Swiss Neoclassical church with a distinctive transverse oval floor plan.

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Reformierte Kirche Richterswil

Neo-Gothic village church in the canton of Zurich.

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Katholische Kirche Richterswil

Neo-Baroque sacred architecture in the canton of Zurich.

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Schlosskirche

Early Neoclassical transverse church located in the Zurich countryside.

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Stadtpfarrkirche Rapperswil

Stadtpfarrkirche St. Johann is a Roman Catholic parish church in the city of Rapperswil, canton of St.