Fahr Abbey

Fahr Convent is a Benedictine convent located in an exclave of the canton of Aargau, surrounded by the municipality of Unterengstringen. It is located 8 km to the north of Zürich's city centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fahr Monastery, Convent Building and Schlieren railway station.

Fahr Monastery, Convent Building

Building

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Schlieren railway station

Railway station

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Schlieren railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich, situated in the municipality of Schlieren. The station is located on the Zurich–Baden railway line, within fare zone 154 of ZVV. Schlieren railway station is situated 1¼ km southeast of Fahr Abbey.

Ruins Schönenwerd

Castle

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Ruins Schönenwerd is a castle, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Fahr Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unterengstringen and Weiningen.

Unterengstringen

Village

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Unterengstringen is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley.

Weiningen

Village

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Weiningen is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is located in the Limmat Valley. The municipality was first mentioned in 870 as Winingon.

Schlieren

Town

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Schlieren is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Fahr Abbey

Type: Monastery
Postal code: 8109
Category: religion
Location: Würenlos, Baden District, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.40801° or 47° 24′ 29″ north

Longitude

8.43847° or 8° 26′ 19″ east

Population

Elevation

396 metres (1,299 feet)

Open location code

8FVCCC5Q+69

GeoNames ID

8521616

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In Other Languages

“Fahr Abbey” goes by many names.

German: “Kloster Fahr”

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