Fahr Convent
Fahr Convent is a Benedictine convent located in an exclave of the canton of Aargau, surrounded by the municipality of Unterengstringen. It is located 8 km to the north of Zürich's city centre.
- Convent
- …lies at an elevation of 395 metres (1,296 feet)
- Description: monastery complex in Würenlos in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
- Also known as“Benedictine Monastery Fahr”“Benediktinerinnenkloster Fahr”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fahr Monastery, Convent Building and Schlieren railway station.
Schlieren railway station
Railway station
Ruins Schönenwerd
Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Unterengstringen and Weiningen.
Weiningen
Village
Schlieren
Town
Fahr Convent
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Latitude
47.40811° or 47° 24′ 29″ north
Longitude
8.4392° or 8° 26′ 21″ east
Open location code
8FVCCC5Q+6M
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Fahr Convent” goes by many names.
- French: “Abbaye de Fahr”
- French: “monastère bénédictin de Fahr”
- German: “Benediktinerinnenkloster Fahr, Schweiz”
- German: “Benediktinerinnenkloster Fahr”
- German: “Kloste Fahr”
- German: “Kloster Fahr”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Fahr”
- Italian: “Monastero di Fahr”
- Romansh: “Claustra da Fahr”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Fahr”
- Spanish: “Convento benedictino de Fahr”
- Spanish: “Monasterio benedictino de Fahr”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Fahr”
- Swiss German: “Chloster Fahr”
- Swiss German: “Kloster Fahr”
- Welsh: “Fahr Monastry”
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