Riseberga Abbey
Riseberga Abbey, was a Cistercian nunnery in Sweden, in operation from circa 1180 until 1534. It was located near Fjugesta in Närke. It had the right to appoint the vicar of the Edsberg parish, which was under the jurisdiction of the abbey.Photo: AleWi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: cistercian nunnery in Sweden
- Also known as: “Riseberga Kloster”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lekeberg Municipality and Edsberg Church.
Lekeberg Municipality
Town hall
Photo: Janee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lekeberg Municipality is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Fjugesta, with around 2,000 inhabitants. Lekeberg Municipality is situated 3 km northwest of Riseberga Abbey.
Edsberg Church
Church
Photo: Lekeberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edsberg Church is situated 2 km southwest of Riseberga Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fjugesta.
Fjugesta
Town
Photo: Kozley, Public domain.
Fjugesta is a locality and the seat of Lekeberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 2,033 inhabitants in 2010. Fjugesta is the hometown of Southeastern Louisiana University international English writing teacher Birgitta Ramsey. Fjugesta is situated 3 km northwest of Riseberga Abbey.
Riseberga Abbey
- Categories: monastery ruins, abbey, and religion
- Location: Lekeberg Municipality, Örebro County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Riseberga Abbey” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Riseberga kloster”
- Dutch: “Riseberga-klooster”
- Finnish: “Risebergan luostari”
- German: “Kloster Riseberga”
- Russian: “Аббатство Рисеберга”
- Swedish: “Riseberga kloster”
- Swedish: “Riseberga klosterruin”
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