Area 11.46 km² Postal code 2882 Sfos number 6804 | Elevation 440 m Local time Wednesday 3:18 AM District Porrentruy District | |
Website www.jura.ch/st-ursanne SFSO statistics Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 83% Humidity | ||
Saint ursanne switzerland
Saint-Ursanne is an old town and a former municipality of the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura, Switzerland which has preserved much of its medieval character. The town contains many historical buildings, including a Romanesque abbey church, a collegiate church, a cloister, many medieval houses, a hermitage and an 18th-century bridge. The river Doubs makes a loop near Saint-Ursanne before flowing into France. Since 2009 Saint-Ursanne has been a part of the new municipality Clos du Doubs.
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Map of Saint-Ursanne, Switzerland
The town is famous for the medieval festival which it organizes each summer, and for the annual St-Ursanne - Les Rangiers International Hill Climb in August.
Its name refers to Saint Ursicinus, a seventh-century monk who built a monastery here.
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Saint-Ursanne Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA