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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monastery
- Description: Benedictine monastery in Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Abbey of Einsiedeln”, “Einsiedeln Monastery”, and “Kloster Einsiedeln”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include City hall and Old School Building.
City hall
Town hall
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City hall is a town hall, which is situated 290 metres west of Einsiedeln Abbey.
Old School Building
School
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Old School Building is situated 230 metres northwest of Einsiedeln Abbey.
Einsiedeln railway station
Railway station
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Einsiedeln is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and municipality of Einsiedeln. The station is the southern terminus of the Wädenswil to Einsiedeln railway line, which is owned by the Südostbahn. Einsiedeln railway station is situated 710 metres west of Einsiedeln Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bennau and Willerzell.
Bennau
Village
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Bennau is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Einsiedeln Abbey.
Willerzell
Village
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Willerzell is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Einsiedeln Abbey.
Trachslau
Village
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Trachslau is a village inside the municipality of Einsiedeln, in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. The village is in the flow of the Alp river. First documented in 1331 as Trechsellum. Trachslau is situated 3½ km southwest of Einsiedeln Abbey.
Einsiedeln Abbey
- Categories: benedictine abbey, monument, library, and religion
- Location: Einsiedeln, Bezirk Einsiedeln, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.12693° or 47° 7′ 37″ northLongitude
8.75345° or 8° 45′ 12″ eastElevation
913 metres (2,995 feet)Open location code
8FVC4QG3+Q9GeoNames ID
11609530Wikidata 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: “Abtei Einsiedeln”
- German: “Alumni Scholae Einsidlensis”
- German: “Benediktinerabtei Einsiedeln”
- German: “Benediktinerkloster Einsiedeln”
- German: “Kloster Einsiedeln”
- German: “Klosteranlage Einsiedeln mit Hauptplatz”
- Hebrew: “מנזר איינזידלן”
- Indonesian: “Keabasan Einsiedeln”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Einsiedeln”
- Italian: “Chiesa abbaziale 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”
- Tosk Albanian: “Kloster Einsiedeln”
- Turkish: “Einsiedeln Manastırı”
- Ukrainian: “Айнзідельнське абатство”
- Western Frisian: “Kleaster Einsiedeln”
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