monastery Sankt Peter

St Peter's Abbey, or St Peter's Archabbey, is a Benedictine monastery and former cathedral in the city of . It is considered one of the oldest monasteries in the German-speaking area, and in fact the oldest with a continuous history since its foundation in 696.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Benedictine monastery in Salzburg, Austria
  • Also known as: “Saint Peter’s Abbey, Salzburg” and “St Peter’s Archabbey Salzburg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fortress Hohensalzburg and Dome of Salzburg.

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Hohensalzburg Fortress is a large medieval fortress in the city of , . It sits atop the mountain at an altitude of 506 m. It was erected at the behest of the prince-archbishops of Salzburg. is situated 310 metres southeast of monastery Sankt Peter.

Church
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Salzburg Cathedral is the seventeenth-century Baroque cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg in the city of , Austria, dedicated to Saint Rupert and Saint Vergilius. is situated 160 metres northeast of monastery Sankt Peter.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Festungsberg and Nonnberg.

Locality
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is a mountain in the in , which rises to an elevation of 542 metres. It is the site of the , which towers over Salzburg's historic city centre to the north, and forms part of the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Locality
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is a locality.

monastery Sankt Peter

Latitude
47.79708° or 47° 47′ 50″ north
Longitude
13.04479° or 13° 2′ 41″ east
Elevation
443 metres (1,453 feet)
Open location code
8FVMQ2WV+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 777959820
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
6956636
Wiki­data ID
Q675735
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“monastery Sankt Peter” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣伯多禄修道院”
  • Chinese: “聖伯多祿修道院”
  • Czech: “arciopatství svatého Petra”
  • Czech: “Erzabtei St. Peter”
  • Czech: “Klášter svatého Petra v Salcburku”
  • Czech: “Klášter svatého Petra”
  • Czech: “latinsky Archiabbatia sancti Petri Salisburgensis”
  • Czech: “Stift Sankt Peter”
  • Danish: “Stift Sankt Peter”
  • Dutch: “St Peter’s Archabbey”
  • Dutch: “Stift Sankt Peter”
  • Esperanto: “Arkiabatejo Sankta Petro”
  • French: “archi-abbaye Saint-Pierre de Salzbourg”
  • French: “Archi-abbaye Saint-Pierre de Salzbourg”
  • German: “Benediktiner-Erzabtei St. Peter”
  • German: “Benediktinerkloster St. Peter, Salzburg”
  • German: “Erzabtei Sankt Peter”
  • German: “Erzabtei St. Peter”
  • German: “Erzabtei Stift St. Peter”
  • German: “Stift Sankt Peter”
  • Indonesian: “Biara Agung Santo Petrus, Salzburg”
  • Indonesian: “Biara Santo Petrus”
  • Italian: “abbazia di San Pietro”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di San Pietro”
  • Japanese: “聖ペーター僧院教会”
  • Korean: “성 페터 수도원”
  • Latin: “Archiabbatia Sancti Petri Salisburgensis”
  • Polish: “Klasztor św. Piotra w Salzburgu”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de São Pedro (Salzburgo)”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de São Pedro”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Sfântul Petru din Salzburg”
  • Russian: “Аббатство Святого Петра (Зальцбург)”
  • Russian: “Аббатство Святого Петра”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan sv. Petra Salzburg”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan sv. Petra, Salzburg”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de San Pedro”
  • Spanish: “Stift Sankt Peter”

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