Canton of Aargau
Muri District
Muri

Muri Abbey

Muri Abbey was a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. It flourished for over eight centuries at , in the Canton of Aargau, near Zürich, Switzerland.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: monastery in Muri in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “former Benedictine monastery Muri”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastery church Muri and Leontius fountain.

Church
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Fountain
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is situated 120 metres south of Muri Abbey.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of Aargau. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Rupperswil–Immensee line of Swiss Federal Railways. is situated 210 metres northeast of Muri Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buttwil and Aristau.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in . The village is 2 kilometers west of .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of in .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of in . The municipality of merged on 1 January 2012 into . is situated 3 km southeast of Muri Abbey.

Muri Abbey

Latitude
47.2751° or 47° 16′ 30″ north
Longitude
8.33798° or 8° 20′ 17″ east
Elevation
476 metres (1,562 feet)
Open location code
8FVC78GQ+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 406706771
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
11497638
Wiki­data ID
Q162573
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Muri Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “穆里修道院”
  • Czech: “klášter Muri”
  • Czech: “Klášter Muri”
  • Czech: “klášter v Muri”
  • Dutch: “abdij van Muri”
  • Dutch: “Abdij van Muri”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Muri”
  • French: “abbaye de Muri”
  • French: “Abbaye de Muri”
  • German: “Benediktinerkloster Muri”
  • German: “Ehemaliges Benediktinerkloster Muri”
  • German: “Kloster Muri”
  • Hungarian: “muri apátság”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Muri”
  • Japanese: “ムーリ修道院”
  • Korean: “무리 수도원”
  • Latin: “Monasterium Murense”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Muri”
  • Romansh: “Claustra da Muri”
  • Slovak: “Kláštor Muri”
  • Swiss German: “Chloschter Muri”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Kloster Muri”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Мурі”

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