Maria Rickenbach Monastery
Maria Rickenbach Monastery is a Benedictine monastery of Religious Sisters. It is situated in the village of Niederrickenbach in the municipality of Oberdorf in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden.Places of Interest
Highlights include Buochserhorn and Dallenwil railway station.
Buochserhorn
Peak
Photo: Mussklprozz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Buochserhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking Lake Lucerne near Buochs in the canton of Nidwalden. It lies on the range west of the Schwalmis.
Dallenwil railway station
Railway station
Dallenwil railway station is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Dallenwil in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company. Dallenwil railway station is situated 3 km west of Maria Rickenbach Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dallenwil and Wolfenschiessen.
Dallenwil
Village
Photo: Mussklprozz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dallenwil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Dallenwil is situated 3 km west of Maria Rickenbach Monastery.
Wolfenschiessen
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Wolfenschiessen is a village and municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Wolfenschiessen itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Altzellen, Büren ob dem Bach, Dörfli, and Oberrickenbach, together with a large area of high alpine land, mountains, lakes, and glaciers. Wolfenschiessen is situated 3½ km southwest of Maria Rickenbach Monastery.
Oberdorf
Village
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Oberdorf is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It consists of the villages and hamlets of Wil, Ennerberg, Waltersberg, Büren nid dem Bach and Niederrickenbach. Oberdorf is situated 4½ km northwest of Maria Rickenbach Monastery.
Maria Rickenbach Monastery
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Kloster Maria-Rickenbach”, “Maria-Rickenbach”, and “Niederrickenbach”
- Categories: monastery and locality
- Location: Wolfenschiessen, Nidwalden, Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.92772° or 46° 55′ 40″ northLongitude
8.42763° or 8° 25′ 40″ eastElevation
1,179 metres (3,868 feet)Open location code
8FRCWCHH+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 240074725OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Maria Rickenbach Monastery” goes by many names.
- German: “Kloster Maria-Rickenbach”
- German: “Maria-Rickenbach”
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