Vreta Abbey
Vreta Abbey, in operation from the beginning of the 12th century to 1582, was the first nunnery in Sweden, initially Benedictine and later Cistercian, and one of the oldest in Scandinavia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: was founded between 1105 and 1100, by the King Inge the Elder and Queen Helena, on the request of the Pope Paschal II, and is the oldest known in Sweden
- Also known as: “Vreta kloster” and “Vreta Kloster”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vreta klosters kyrka and Vreta kloster cemetery.
Berg’s Locks
Lock gate
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Berg’s Locks is a lock gate, which is situated 1 km northeast of Vreta Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berg and Ljungsbro.
Berg
Village
Berg is a locality in Linköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 1,278 inhabitants in 2010. It is home to the Stjärnorp Castle.
Ljungsbro
Village
Photo: Artifex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ljungsbro is a locality situated area in Linköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 6,620 inhabitants in 2010. It is located about 15 kilometres from the city of Linköping. Ljungsbro is situated 3 km north of Vreta Abbey.
Sättuna
Hamlet
Photo: Arkland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sättuna is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southeast of Vreta Abbey.
Vreta Abbey
- Categories: monastery, ruins, cultural property, heritage site in Sweden, religious work of art, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Linköping Municipality, Östergötland, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.48232° or 58° 28′ 56″ northLongitude
15.51771° or 15° 31′ 4″ eastElevation
61 metres (200 feet)Open location code
9FCQFGJ9+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 817461998OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2662344Wikidata ID
Q860536
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Swedish—“Vreta Abbey” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Абацтва Урэта”
- Catalan: “Vreta”
- Cebuano: “Vreta kloster”
- Chinese: “弗列达修道院”
- Czech: “Klášter Vreta”
- Danish: “Vreta kloster”
- Dutch: “Abdij van Vreta”
- Dutch: “Vreta kloster”
- Finnish: “Vreta kloster”
- Finnish: “Vretan luostari”
- French: “abbaye de Vreta”
- French: “Abbaye de Vreta”
- German: “Kloster Vreta”
- German: “Vreta kloster”
- Hebrew: “מנזר ורטה”
- Italian: “abbazia di Vreta”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Vreta”
- Japanese: “ヴレタ・クロスター”
- Japanese: “ヴレタ修道院”
- Japanese: “ヴレタ大修道院”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vreta kloster”
- Norwegian: “Vreta kloster”
- Polish: “Klasztor Vreta”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de Vreta”
- Russian: “Vreta kloster”
- Russian: “Аббатство Врета”
- Russian: “Монастырь Врета”
- Swedish: “Vreta kloster”
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Nearby Places
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