Historic Churches & Chapels

The Glarus region features a distinctive collection of religious architecture reflecting the area's complex confessional history. This selection includes significant Reformed landmarks like the neo-Romanesque Stadtkirche Glarus and the baroque Querkirche in Netstal. Catholic heritage is represented by the Kloster Mariaburg in Näfels and several historic chapels. These sites showcase architectural styles ranging from 18th-century baroque land churches to alpine monasteries, illustrating the cultural development of the Glarus valley and its surrounding mountain villages.

Historic Churches & Chapels — Mappa

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Reformierte Kirche Mühlehorn

Baroque land church located in Mühlehorn on the shores of Lake Walen.

B

Kloster Mariaburg

Franciscan monastery in Näfels, originally established by the Capuchin order.

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Stadtkirche Glarus

The Stadtkirche Glarus is the main Reformed church for the city of Glarus in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland.

Richard J. Bloomfield / Public domain

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Reformierte Kirche

Reformed church built in 1782 to replace an earlier 17th-century structure.

Dietrich Michael Weidmann / CC BY-SA 3.0

E

Reformierte Kirche

Baroque country church situated in the village of Mitlödi.

böhringer friedrich / CC BY-SA 2.5

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Zwinglikirche

Evangelical-Reformed church located in Weesen.

Michael D. Schmid / CC0

G

Reformierte Kirche

Notable example of a Protestant Querkirche (transverse church) in Netstal.

Michael D. Schmid / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Reformierte Kirche Ennenda

Historic Reformed church building in the village of Ennenda.

Roland Zumbuehl / CC BY 3.0

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Kirche Matt

Reformed parish church serving the Matt-Engi community in the Sernftal valley.

J

Sankt Hilarius

Catholic parish church located in Näfels.

K

Marienkirche

Catholic church located in the Glarus Nord region.

L

Dreifaltigkeitskapelle

Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to the Holy Trinity.

M

Sankt Georg

Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint George.

N

Kirche Obstalden

Historic Reformed village church in Obstalden.