Engelberg Abbey
Engelberg Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Engelberg, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. It was formerly in the Diocese of Constance, but is now in the Diocese of Chur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: Benedictine Abbey in Engelberg in the Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
- Wheelchair access: limited
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Engelberg railway station and Maria im Holz Chapel, Schweizerhaus Chapel.
Engelberg railway station
Railway station
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Engelberg railway station is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Engelberg in the canton of Obwalden. It is the terminus of the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, which is owned by the Zentralbahn railway company. Engelberg railway station is situated 590 metres west of Engelberg Abbey.
Maria im Holz Chapel, Schweizerhaus Chapel
Church
Photo: Badener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maria im Holz Chapel, Schweizerhaus Chapel is a church, which is situated 1¼ km east of Engelberg Abbey.
St. Jacob Chapel in Espen
Church
Photo: Badener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Jacob Chapel in Espen is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Engelberg Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wolfenschiessen.
Wolfenschiessen
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Wolfenschiessen is a village and municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Wolfenschiessen itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Altzellen, Büren ob dem Bach, Dörfli, and Oberrickenbach, together with a large area of high alpine land, mountains, lakes, and glaciers. Wolfenschiessen is situated 10 km north of Engelberg Abbey.
Engelberg Abbey
- Categories: architectural structure, abbey, tourism, tourist attraction, and religion
- Location: Engelberg, Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.81997° or 46° 49′ 12″ northLongitude
8.41031° or 8° 24′ 37″ eastElevation
1,024 metres (3,360 feet)Open location code
8FRCRC96+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 289885554OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Engelberg Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Abdij Engelberg”
- Esperanto: “Abatejo Engelberg”
- Esperanto: “Benediktana Abatejo Engelberg”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Engelberg”
- Esperanto: “Princabatejo Engelberg”
- Finnish: “Engelbergin benediktiiniläisluostari”
- Finnish: “Engelbergin benediktiiniluostari”
- Finnish: “Engelbergin luostari”
- French: “abbaye d’Engelberg”
- French: “Abbaye d’Engelberg”
- German: “Abtei zur seligen Jungfrau Maria und zum heiligen Nikolaus”
- German: “Benediktinerkloster mit Klosterkirche und Konventsbauten”
- German: “Kloster Engelberg (zeitweilig Doppelkloster)”
- German: “Kloster Engelberg”
- Italian: “abbazia di Engelberg”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Engelberg”
- Swiss German: “Kloster Engelberg”
- Tosk Albanian: “Kloster Engelberg”
- Ukrainian: “Енгельберзьке абатство”
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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 “Engelberg Abbey”. Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.