Pfäfers Abbey
Pfäfers Abbey, also known as St. Pirminsberg from its position on a mountain, was a Benedictine monastery in Pfäfers near Bad Ragaz, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: monastère et hôpital à Pfäfers, dans le canton de Saint-Gall, en Suisse, Former Benedictine abbey
- Also known as: “Kloster Pfaefers” and “Pfafers Abbey”
- Address: Kirchweg 1, Pfäfers, 7312
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wartenstein Castle and Saint Georg Chapel.
Wartenstein Castle
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wartenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Pfäfers of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Wartenstein Castle is situated 790 metres northeast of Pfäfers Abbey.
Saint Georg Chapel
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Saint Georg Chapel is a church, which is situated 700 metres northeast of Pfäfers Abbey.
Protestant Church
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Protestant Church is situated 1¼ km north of Pfäfers Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pfäfers and Bad Ragaz.
Pfäfers
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pfäfers is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The villages belonging to this municipality include: Pfäfers, St. Margrethenberg, Vadura, Valens, Vasön, and Vättis.
Bad Ragaz
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bad Ragaz is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is the home of a famous natural spring and is a popular spa and health resort destination.
Maienfeld
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maienfeld is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons. It is a tourist destination in the Alps, both because of the local wine and because it was the setting of the story Heidi. Maienfeld is situated 3 km northeast of Pfäfers Abbey.
Pfäfers Abbey
- Categories: architectural structure, monastery, hospital building, building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Pfäfers, Sarganserland, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.99027° or 46° 59′ 25″ northLongitude
9.50229° or 9° 30′ 8″ eastElevation
829 metres (2,720 feet)Open location code
8FRFXGR2+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 335111265OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryGeoNames ID
11550525Wikidata ID
Q323780
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Pfäfers Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Abdij Pfaefers”
- Dutch: “Abdij Pfafers”
- Dutch: “Abdij Pfäfers”
- Esperanto: “Abatejo Pfäfers”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Pfäfers”
- French: “abbaye de Pfäfers”
- French: “Abbaye de Pfäfers”
- German: “Abtei Pfäfers”
- German: “Kloster Pfäfers”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Pfäfers”
- Korean: “페퍼스 수도원”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Pfäfer”
- Swiss German: “Kloster Pfäfers”
- Tosk Albanian: “Kloster Pfäfers”
- Turkish: “Pfäfers Manastırı”
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