Einsiedeln Abbey

Einsiedeln Abbey is a Catholic monastery administered by the Benedictine Order in the village of Einsiedeln, Switzerland. The Abbey of Einsiedeln is one of the most important baroque monastic sites and the largest place of pilgrimage in Switzerland.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Description: Benedictine monastery in Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Abbey of Einsiedeln”, “Abtei Einsiedeln”, “Alumni Scholae Einsidlensis”, “Benediktinerkloster Einsiedeln”, “Einsiedeln Monastery”, and “Klosteranlage Einsiedeln mit Hauptplatz”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: City hall and Old School Building.

Town hall
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is a town hall, which is situated 290 metres west of Einsiedeln Abbey.

School
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is situated 230 metres northwest of Einsiedeln Abbey.

Railway station
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Einsiedeln is a railway station in the and . is situated 720 metres west of Einsiedeln Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bennau and Willerzell.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Einsiedeln Abbey.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Einsiedeln Abbey.

Village
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is a village inside the municipality of , in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. is situated 3½ km southwest of Einsiedeln Abbey.

Einsiedeln Abbey

Latitude
47.12693° or 47° 7′ 37″ north
Longitude
8.75345° or 8° 45′ 12″ east
Elevation
913 metres (2,995 feet)
Open location code
8FVC4QG3+Q9
Geo­Names ID
11609530
Wiki­data ID
Q125072234
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Einsiedeln Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير اينسيديلن”
  • Armenian: “Այնզիդելնի աբբայություն”
  • Catalan: “abadia d’Einsiedeln”
  • Czech: “Klášter Einsiedeln”
  • Dutch: “Abdij van Einsiedeln”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Einsiedeln”
  • Finnish: “Einsiedelnin luostari”
  • French: “abbaye d’Einsiedeln”
  • French: “Abbaye d’Einsiedeln”
  • German: “Benediktinerabtei Einsiedeln”
  • German: “Kloster Einsiedeln”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר איינזידלן”
  • Indonesian: “Keabasan Einsiedeln”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Einsiedeln”
  • Italian: “Abbazia territoriale di Einsiedeln”
  • Javanese: “Keabasan Einsiedeln”
  • Korean: “아인지델른 수도원”
  • Lingala: “Ndáko-Nzámbe Einsiedeln”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Einsiedeln kloster”
  • Norwegian: “Einsiedeln kloster”
  • Polish: “Opactwo terytorialne Einsiedeln”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de Einsiedeln”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Einsiedeln”
  • Russian: “Айнзидельнское аббатство”
  • Serbian: “Ајнзиделнска опатија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opatija Einsiedeln”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Einsiedeln”
  • Spanish: “abadía de Einsiedeln”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Einsiedeln”
  • Swiss German: “Kloster Einsiedeln”
  • Turkish: “Einsiedeln Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Айнзідельнське абатство”
  • Western Frisian: “Kleaster Einsiedeln”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Einsiedeln and Lincoln.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Einsiedeln, Brüel and Einsiedeln, Klosterplatz.

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