Katholische Kirche Arosa, Parish church in Arosa, Switzerland
The Catholic Church of Arosa, dedicated to Maria Himmelfahrt, is a Roman Catholic parish church built in 1936 above the village church on the Hohe Promenade, at the corner of Sonnenbergstrasse and Hohenfelsstrasse. It replaced the first Catholic church consecrated in 1907 near the former Hubelsee, which had become too small for the growing parish.
The church was built in 1936 to serve the expanding Catholic community, replacing an earlier structure from 1907 that could no longer accommodate its members. This new building provided the parish with modern facilities suited to its growing needs.
The church is dedicated to Maria Himmelfahrt, the Assumption of Mary, celebrated on 15 August. Its first Catholic mass since 1528 was held in 1896 in the old Leinegga schoolhouse in Innerarosa, before the parish had any church of its own.
The church is centrally located in Arosa and easily accessible on foot from most residential areas of the town. It accommodates regular worship services and community gatherings, and visitors can typically enter during opening hours.
The first Catholic church, consecrated in 1907 near the former Hubelsee, was sold to the municipality in 1946 for 90,000 francs and converted into a youth hostel for a further 70,000 francs; it still operates as a hostel under the name Downtown Backpacker's.
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