Sonnenhalb-Kapelle

OurSorrows of Mary (15 September)

On the way from Sonnenhalb over the Bödeli to the Warth-Triebern.

Rectangular, three-sided closing building with traditional post-Baroque elements with a parapet-high walled sign with a hipped roof. The altar is in rural late Baroque from the period 1790-1800. The Gothic Pietà is the oldest wooden sculpture in Lnnerrhoden and can be dated to the end of the 14th century "in the soft style ". The chapel is equipped with electric lighting and heating; in the tower hangs a little bell; 16 seats.

History
The first chapel was built in 1796, a  second, larger one   in    1861, and was built by Josef Büchler, "Evensephli". In 1795, he vowed that he would create a wayside shrine if everything went well with the new construction of the house and gaden. Everything went well, but he forgot his vow. A few years later, the rumor circulated that it was not safe in this area. For Büchler, this was a reminder to keep his  promise. So he began construction in 1796. For the interior furnishings, he received the old picture of the Virgin Mary from church caretaker Füchsle, which hung in the chapel of the cross before the village fire. The chapel also came to the tower and bell in 1829 in a miraculous way: a farmer promised to donate a bell in an emergency. On his deathbed, he told his children to keep their promise, namely to ring the "English greeting " in the morning and in the evening. Because the chapel became too small, today's larger chapel was built in 1861. Around 1950, a renovation was carried out by August lnauen under pastor Anton Wild. In 1960, the bell tower was renewed. In 1996 an interior renovation followed, in 2004 a new floor and heating, in 2009 a new door.