Nydala Abbey
Nydala Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in the province of Småland, Sweden, near the lake Rusken. Although the abbey ceased to operate in the 16th century, its church was renovated and converted into a Protestant church during the 17th century and is still in use.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: building in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden
- Also known as: “Nydala Kyrka (Klosterkyrkan)”
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Nydala Abbey
- Categories: ruins, architectural ensemble, abbey, building, monastery, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Nydala socken, Nydala, Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.32272° or 57° 19′ 22″ northLongitude
14.34057° or 14° 20′ 26″ eastElevation
191 metres (627 feet)Inception
1143Open location code
9F9P88FR+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 106335491OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryGeoNames ID
8129740Wikidata ID
Q502340
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Nydala Abbey” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Nydala kloster”
- Finnish: “Nydalan luostari”
- French: “abbaye de Nydala”
- French: “Abbaye de Nydala”
- French: “Monastère de Nydala”
- German: “Kloster Nydala”
- German: “Nydala kloster”
- Portuguese: “Convento de Nydala”
- Swedish: “Nydala kloster”
- Swedish: “Nydala kyrka och Bondkyrkan”
- Swedish: “Nydala kyrka”
- Swedish: “Nydala, Värnamo kommun”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nydala Abbey”. Photo: Narym, Public domain.