Abbey of Königsfelden
Königsfelden Monastery is a former Franciscan double monastery, which housed both a community of Poor Clare nuns and one of Franciscan friars, living in separate wings, in the municipality of Windisch in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: monastery complex in Windisch in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Former Abbey Königsfelden”, “Konigsfelden Abbey”, and “Königsfelden Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vindonissa and Brugg AG railway station.
Vindonissa
Castle
Vindonissa was a Roman legion camp, vicus and later a bishop's seat at modern Windisch, Switzerland. The remains of the camp are listed as a heritage site of national significance. Vindonissa is situated 190 metres northeast of Abbey of Königsfelden.
Brugg AG railway station
Railway station
Photo: Voyager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brugg AG railway station serves the municipality of Brugg, in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. Opened in 1856, it is owned and operated by Swiss Federal Railways. Brugg AG railway station is situated 680 metres west of Abbey of Königsfelden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brugg and Gebenstorf.
Brugg
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brugg is a small town of about 11,000 people in the canton of Aargau located at the confluence of the Reuss, Aare, and Limmat Rivers, with the Aare flowing through the city's old town.
Gebenstorf
Village
Gebenstorf is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Umiken
Village
Photo: Voyager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Umiken was a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Umiken merged into Brugg.
Abbey of Königsfelden
- Categories: architectural structure, religious community, and religion
- Location: Windisch, Brugg District, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Abbey of Königsfelden” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Абацтва Кёнігсфельдэн”
- Bulgarian: “Кьонигсфелден”
- Czech: “Klášter Königsfelden”
- Dutch: “Koenigsfelden”
- Dutch: “Konigsfelden”
- Dutch: “Königsfelden”
- French: “Abbaye de Koenigsfelden”
- French: “Königsfelden”
- French: “Monastère de Königsfelden”
- German: “Barfüsserkloster Königsfelden, Schweiz”
- German: “Ehemaliges Kloster Königsfelden”
- German: “Klarissenkloster Königsfelden”
- German: “Kloster Königsfelden”
- German: “Königsfelden”
- Greek: “Αβαείο του Κένιγκσφελντεν”
- Hebrew: “מנזר קניגספלדן”
- Italian: “Kloster Königsfelden”
- Italian: “Königsfelden”
- Italian: “Monastero di Königsfelden”
- Japanese: “ケーニヒスフェルデン修道院”
- Korean: “쾨닉스펠덴 수도원”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de Königsfelden”
- Romanian: “Mӑnăstirea Königsfelden”
- Romansh: “Claustra da Königsfelden”
- Russian: “Кёнигсфельден”
- Russian: “Монастырь Кёнигсфельден”
- Slovenian: “Opatija Königsfelden”
- Spanish: “Königsfelden”
- Swedish: “Königsfelden”
- Swiss German: “Kloster Königsfelden”
- Swiss German: “Königsfälde”
- Tosk Albanian: “Königsfelden”
- Turkish: “Königsfelden Manastırı”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир Кенігсфельден”
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