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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: monastery building in Würenlos in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Benedictine monastery Fahr” and “Benediktinerinnenkloster Fahr”
- Address: Kloster Fahr 1, Kloster Fahr, 8109
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Schlieren railway station and Schlössli Weiningen.
Schlieren railway station
Railway station
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schlieren railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich, situated in the municipality of Schlieren. The station is located on the Zurich–Baden railway line, within fare zone 154 of ZVV. Schlieren railway station is situated 1¼ km southeast of Fahr Convent.
Schlössli Weiningen
Castle
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schlössli Weiningen is a castle, which is situated 1½ km north of Fahr Convent.
Ruins Schönenwerd
Ruins
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Ruins Schönenwerd is situated 1¼ km southwest of Fahr Convent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Unterengstringen and Weiningen.
Unterengstringen
Village
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Unterengstringen is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley.
Weiningen
Village
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weiningen is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is located in the Limmat Valley. The municipality was first mentioned in 870 as Winingon.
Schlieren
Town
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schlieren is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Fahr Convent
- Categories: benedictine nunnery, Catholic church building, enclave, exclave, religious community, building, and religion
- Location: Würenlos, Baden District, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.40814° or 47° 24′ 29″ northLongitude
8.43847° or 8° 26′ 19″ eastElevation
395 metres (1,296 feet)Open location code
8FVCCC5Q+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 366928915OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
building=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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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: “Monasterio de Fahr”
- Swiss German: “Chloster Fahr”
- Tosk Albanian: “Kloster Fahr”
- Welsh: “Fahr Monastry”
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