Park Abbey
Park Abbey or Parc Abbey is a Premonstratensian abbey at Heverlee, outside Leuven, in Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The Annales Parchenses were written here in the 12th century.
- Type: Church
- Description: monastery
- Also known as: “Abdij der Norbertijnen, Heverlee”, “Abdij van ‘t Park Heverlee”, “Conventus Sanctae Mariae de Parco”, “Norbertijnenabdij Heverlee”, “Parkabdij”, and “Parkabdij, Heverlee”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Saint Norbert Gate and Den Dreef.
Den Dreef
Stadium
Sint-Franciscus van Assisikerk
Church
Sint-Franciscus van Assisikerk is a church, which is situated 1 km northeast of Park Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heverlee and Great Beguinage.
Great Beguinage
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Kessel-Lo
Village
Park Abbey
- Categories: abbey and religion
- Location: Leuven, Arrondissement of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.86465° or 50° 51′ 53″ north
Longitude
4.71715° or 4° 43′ 2″ east
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
9F26VP78+VV
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Hebrew—“Park Abbey” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Абатство Парк”
- Chinese: “公园修道院”
- Dutch: “Abdij van ‘t Park”
- Dutch: “Abdij van Park”
- French: “abbaye de Parc”
- French: “Abbaye de Parc”
- German: “Parkabtei”
- Hebrew: “מנזר פארק”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Park and Pietersberg.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven / Algemeen and Molenbeek.
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