Aemmenegg Landslide Chapel
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Location: Schüpfheim, Entlebuch, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Very impressive story! After a strong thunderstorm, a massive landslide, 200 meters wide, occurred and buried almost an entire family. The only survivor was a son who - as was common in families at the time - chose the spiritual profession and was already a priest. Later in his life, he donated this chapel and lived nearby for years - and preached in the chapel. An illustrated documentation of the disaster is available in the chapel.
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The chapel was built by the only survivor of a disaster in the early 20th century.
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Read the story about the catastrophe at this place at the entrance to the chapel
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