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Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows, Meglisalp

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Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows, Meglisalp

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    1. Seealpsee – Meglisalp Mountain Inn loop from Schwende

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    August 2, 2022

    Chapel "Maria zum Schnee", Meglisalp
    In the years 1897/1898, Sepp's great-great-grandfather created today's inn in the size it currently presents. At that time, all building materials had to be carried by strong men from Wasserauen over the narrow Schrenneweg. The heaviest load, the "Strussbodi", which one man carried alone, was 128 kilograms.
    In the years 1903/1904 the chapel "Maria zum Schnee" was built on the initiative of Pastor Räss according to plans by the architect Holderegger and dedicated to the Holy Mother.
    Text / source: Berggasthaus Meglisalp
    meglisalp.ch/sennendoerflein/geschichte.html

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      June 30, 2022

      After several years of construction, the chapel "Maria zum Schnee" was inaugurated in 1904. Holy mass is celebrated every Sunday during the alpine season from mid-June to the end of August. Every year on August 5th the Kapellfest, the well-known "Snow Festival", is celebrated. The chapel is maintained by a foundation.

      (Source: information board on site)

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        September 17, 2022

        Very beautiful chapel and next to the Meglisalp restaurant

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          Location: Schwende, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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