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Castle Church of St. Romanus

Castle Church of St. Romanus

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Castle Church of St. Romanus

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Location: Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland

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1. Stägäru–Lüegjeru Suonen Trail – Suonen Water Channel loop from Gampel-Steg

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2. View of the Rhone Valley – Bietschtal Bridge loop from Raron

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3. Burgkirche St. Romanus Raron – Felsenkirche St. Michael loop from Raron

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June 15, 2021

Castle Church of St. Romanus

After the floods of the Bietschbach in 1414 and 1494, the village church was so badly damaged that the residents decided in 1505, under the decisive influence of the then bishop and later Cardinal Matthäus Schiner, to rebuild the church on the castle hill to protect it from future floods may be protected.

The well-known master builder Ulrich Ruffiner, who under Cardinal Schiner was able to build various sacred buildings in the Valais, was responsible for the construction of the "nova turris", the new parish church in Raron between 1512-1518. The already existing tower from the 12th century was included in the planning.

The last time the castle church was restored was between 1970 and 1972.

Particularly noteworthy are the many frescoes, some of which only reappeared during the 1970 restoration. The most famous and at the same time most terrifying fresco shows the dance of death at the Last Judgment and comes from the late Middle Ages.

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1. Stägäru–Lüegjeru Suonen Trail – Suonen Water Channel loop from Gampel-Steg

2. View of the Rhone Valley – Bietschtal Bridge loop from Raron

3. Burgkirche St. Romanus Raron – Felsenkirche St. Michael loop from Raron

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