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Schlachtkapelle

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.

Sempach 1.jpg|Schlachtkapelle Sempach SZ-20-01.jpg|Schlachtkapelle Morgarten Stoss