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258: 282: 37: 243: 294: 270: 236:, repeating in its ground floor the plan of the small town. The Gothic building got its unusual floor plan due to the inclusion in the town walls of Greifensee. The facade is dominated by a clock tower with pinnacles. The interior has a single central pillar, which unfolds to a stellar vault with magnificent keystones. The wooden gallery dates back to 1638, the baptismal font is from 1603, and the pulpit in rococo style dates from 1780. On the inner walls Bible verses are painted. 333:
lists donations by the Landenberg family in favor of the Uster church, as well as the foundation of the chapel in Greifensee and the foundation of the Greifensee castle chapel around 1350. The castle chapel is dedicated to St Catherine, and also was given by Hermann IV. For centuries, the tiny Gallus
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of the medieval town of Greifensee. The church is associated to the Reformed Church of the canton of Zürich and also is popular for weddings.
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monument of the medieval town of Greifensee. Originally, it was integrated into the eastern corner of the
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Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance
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Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zürich
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favour, the fortified chapel around 1330–1340. The year book (
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The triangular building is considered to be the oldest intact
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Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich
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Gallus-Kapelle

Affiliation
Reformed
Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich
Greifensee
Canton of Zürich
Geographic coordinates
47°21′54″N 8°40′37″E / 47.36500°N 8.67694°E / 47.36500; 8.67694
Style
Official website
municipality
Greifensee
Canton of Zürich
Switzerland
Gothic
city walls
fortified church
Gallus-Kapelle and the town hall of Greifensee
View from outside of the town wall
Pulpit inside the church
Ridge tower
Peripheral keystones at the ceiling
Uster church
Parish church
Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance
"Kirche Greifensee"
"Mittelalterliche Bauten in Uster vor 1300"
"A-Objekte KGS-Inventar"
the original

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