Mount Zion Abbey

Mount Zion Abbey is a Premonstratensian nuns' abbey in the municipality of Gommiswald in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

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Type: Monastery
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: monastery and associated church building in the Uetliburg district of Gommiswald, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Also known as: “Berg Sion/Uetliburg”, “Kloster Berg Sion”, and “Mount Zion/Uetliburg”
Address: Berg-Sion-Strasse, Gommiswald, 8738

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Catholic Church of St. James the Elder and Kaltbrunn railway station.

Catholic Church of St. James the Elder

Church

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Catholic Church of St. James the Elder is situated 1¼ km south of Mount Zion Abbey.

Kaltbrunn railway station

Railway station

Kaltbrunn railway station is a railway station situated in the municipality of Kaltbrunn in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is located on the Uznach to Wattwil line, close to the western portal of the 8.6 kilometres long Ricken Tunnel. Kaltbrunn railway station is situated 2½ km south of Mount Zion Abbey.

Uznach railway station

Railway station

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Uznach railway station is a railway station situated in the municipality of Uznach in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is located on the Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil railway line, at its junction with the Uznach to Wattwil line. Uznach railway station is situated 3½ km southwest of Mount Zion Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ernetschwil and Rüeterswil.

Ernetschwil

Village

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Ernetschwil is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Rieden and Ernetschwil merged into the municipality of Gommiswald.

Rüeterswil

Village

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Rüeterswil is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Mount Zion Abbey.

Uznach

Village

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Uznach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Uznach is situated 3 km southwest of Mount Zion Abbey.

Mount Zion Abbey

Categories: architectural ensemble and religion
Location: Gommiswald, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.24233° or 47° 14′ 32″ north

Longitude

9.01808° or 9° 1′ 5″ east

Elevation

697 metres (2,287 feet)

Open location code

8FVF62R9+W6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 792353094

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=monastery

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

GeoNames ID

11787953

Wikidata ID

Q819287

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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“Mount Zion Abbey” goes by many names.

French: “Berg Sion/Uetliburg”
French: “Mont Sion/Uetliburg”
German: “Berg Sion”
German: “Berg Sion/Uetliburg”
German: “Prämonstratenserinnenstift Berg Sion (bei Gommiswald), Schweiz”
Italian: “Berg Sion/Uetliburg”
Italian: “Monastero Berg Sion/Uetliburg”

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