Abbey of Fontenay

The Abbey of Fontenay is a former Cistercian abbey located in the commune of , near , in the département of in . It was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1118, and built in the Romanesque style.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fontenay Abbey church and Église de l’Immaculée-Conception de Marmagne.

Church

Church
is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Abbey of Fontenay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montbard and Arrans.

Town
is a commune and subprefecture of the department in the region in eastern France. is a small industrial town on the river . is situated 4½ km southwest of Abbey of Fontenay.

Village
is a commune in the department in the region of eastern . is situated 8 km northwest of Abbey of Fontenay.

Abbey of Fontenay

Latitude
47.64008° or 47° 38′ 24″ north
Longitude
4.38992° or 4° 23′ 24″ east
Elevation
238 metres (781 feet)
Open location code
8FV6J9RQ+2X
Geo­Names ID
7874015
Wiki­data ID
Q464918
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Abbey of Fontenay” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Fontenayko abadia
  • Burmese: ဖွန်တီးနေးရှိ အဲဘီး ဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်း
  • Catalan: abadia de Fontenay
  • Catalan: Abadia de Fontenay
  • Chinese: 丰特奈修道院
  • Chinese: 丰特莱隐修院
  • Chinese: 豐特萊隱修院
  • Croatian: Opatija Fontenay
  • Czech: Fontenay
  • Czech: Klášter Fontenay
  • Czech: Opatství Fontenay
  • Danish: Fontenay
  • Dutch: Abdij van Fontenay
  • Esperanto: Abatejo de Fontenay
  • Finnish: Fontenayn apottiluostari
  • French: abbaye cistercienne de Fontenay
  • French: abbaye de Fontenay
  • French: Abbaye de Fontenay
  • French: abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontenay
  • Georgian: ფონტენის სააბატო
  • German: Abtei Fontenay
  • German: Zisterzienserabtei Fontenay
  • Greek: Αββαείο του Φοντεναί
  • Hebrew: המנזר הציסטרציאני של פונטנה
  • Hungarian: Fontenayi ciszterci apátság
  • Italian: abbazia di Fontenay
  • Italian: Abbazia di Fontenay
  • Japanese: フォントネーのシトー会修道院
  • Japanese: フォントネー修道院
  • Latin: Fontanetum
  • Maltese: Abbazija ta‘ Fontenay
  • Maltese: Abbazija ta’ Fontenay
  • Mingrelian: ფონტენიშ სააბატო
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Cistercienserklosteret i Fontenay
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Fontenay abbedi
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Fontenay
  • Norwegian: Cistercienserklosteret i Fontenay
  • Persian: صومعه فونتنه
  • Polish: Opactwo Fontenay
  • Portuguese: Abadia de Fontenay
  • Russian: Аббатство Фонтене
  • Russian: Фонтене
  • Serbo-Croatian: Opatija Fontenay
  • Slovak: Kláštor Fontenay
  • Slovenian: Cistercijanska opatija v Fontenayju
  • Spanish: Abadia cisterciense de fontenay
  • Spanish: Abadía cisterciense de Fontenay
  • Spanish: Abadia de fontenay
  • Spanish: abadía de Fontenay
  • Spanish: Abadía de Fontenay
  • Swedish: Fontenay
  • Swedish: Fonteney
  • Thai: Abbey of Fontenay
  • Thai: อารามฟงต์แน
  • Thai: แอบบีฟงเตอเน
  • Thai: แอบบีฟงเตอแน
  • Turkish: Fontenay Manastırı
  • Ukrainian: Фонтене
  • Vietnamese: Đan viện Fontenay
  • Vietnamese: Tu viện Fontenay

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