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.
  • Monastery
  • …lies at an elevation of around 910 metres (3,000 feet)
  • Description: Benedictine monastery in Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland
  • Also known as
    “Abbey of Einsiedeln”
    “Einsiedeln Monastery”
    “Kloster Einsiedeln”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover City hall and Old School Building.
is a town hall.
290 metres west of Einsiedeln Abbey
230 metres northwest of Einsiedeln Abbey
Railway station
Einsiedeln is a railway station in the and .
720 metres west of Einsiedeln Abbey

Villages in the Area

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is a village.
3 km northwest of Einsiedeln Abbey
is a village.
3 km east of Einsiedeln Abbey
Village
is a village inside the municipality of , in the Swiss canton of Schwyz.
3½ km southwest of Einsiedeln Abbey
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Latitude
47.12693° or 47° 7′ 37″ north
Longitude
8.75345° or 8° 45′ 12″ east
Open location code
8FVC4QG3+Q9
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Einsiedeln Abbey” goes by many names.
دير اينسيديلنArabic
Այնզիդելնի աբբայությունArmenian
abadia d’EinsiedelnCatalan
Klášter EinsiedelnCzech
Abdij van EinsiedelnDutch
Monaĥejo EinsiedelnEsperanto
Einsiedelnin luostariFinnish
Abbazia di EinsiedelnItalian
Abbazia territoriale di EinsiedelnItalian
Keabasan EinsiedelnJavanese
아인지델른 수도원Korean
Ndáko-Nzámbe EinsiedelnLingala
Einsiedeln klosterNorwegian
Einsiedeln klosterNorwegian Bokmål
Opactwo terytorialne EinsiedelnPolish
Mănăstirea EinsiedelnRomanian
Айнзидельнское аббатствоRussian
Ајнзиделнска опатијаSerbian
Opatija EinsiedelnSerbo-Croatian
Samostan EinsiedelnSlovenian
Kloster EinsiedelnSwiss German
Einsiedeln ManastırıTurkish
Айнзідельнське абатствоUkrainian
Kleaster EinsiedelnWestern Frisian

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