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About this place
Holy Family Catholic Church (Heilige Familie) in Unterägeri is the Catholic parish church of a lakeside village in the canton of Zug, central Switzerland. Zurich architect Ferdinand Stadler designed it, and it was built between 1857 and 1860. Unterägeri sits at the western end of Lake Ägeri, at roughly 727 m above sea level.
What is the Heilige Familie church?
It is the village's second parish church, described by the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland as monumental. The first was the Baroque Marienkirche (St. Maria), built in 1717–1725 on the site of an earlier chapel, after Unterägeri split from the Ägeri parish in 1714. The population grew from about 1,460 in 1836 to over 2,240 by 1850, and a larger church followed within a few years.
Who was the architect?
Ferdinand Stadler (1813–1870) worked mainly in Zurich and specialised in church buildings. He taught at the Zurich Polytechnic from 1855 to 1857. Among his better-known works are the Elisabethenkirche in Basel and the town church in Glarus.
What else is nearby?
- Marienkirche — the older Baroque parish church.
- Chapel of the Holy Trinity (Heilige Dreifaltigkeit) in the municipality.
- The arched bridge over the Lorze, the river that leaves Lake Ägeri.
- Neuägeri — a former mill settlement built around cotton-spinning mills of 1836 and 1846, added to the federal inventory of protected townscapes in 2000. The last mill closed in 1979.
- Lake Ägeri — Unterägeri developed as a health resort from the 1880s.
How do you get there?
The church stands in the centre of Unterägeri (about 47.138 N, 8.583 E), on the historic Zug–Schwyz road. Check the Zug canton timetable for current bus links. For opening hours and service times, contact the Heilige Familie Unterägeri parish.
Frequently asked questions
When was the Heilige Familie church built?
Between 1857 and 1860.
Who designed it?
Ferdinand Stadler, an architect from Zurich.
Is it the oldest church in Unterägeri?
No. The Baroque Marienkirche from 1717–1725 is older; Heilige Familie is the second parish church.
Which parish does it belong to?
The Roman Catholic parish of Heilige Familie Unterägeri, which also looks after the churches and chapels of the municipality.
Is there a lake nearby?
Yes, Lake Ägeri lies at about 724 m above sea level right next to the village.
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