Schlachtkapelle

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Schlachtkapelle (lit. "battle chapel") is a term used in Switzerland for a chapel dedicated to the memory of one of the battles of the Old Swiss Confederacy. Schlachtkapellen in Switzerland include those commemorating: the battle of Morgarten (1315), the battle of Sempach (1386), the battle of Näfels (1388), the battle of Stoss (1405), the battle of Dornach (1499),among others.

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Schlachtkapelle
Schlachtstrasse,

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Schlachtkapelle St.Jakob

Schlachtstrasse
6204
Lucerne, Switzerland
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