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.
- Roman Catholic monastery
- …lies at an elevation of 707 metres (2,320 feet)
- Description: monastery and associated church building in the Uetliburg district of Gommiswald, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Address: Berg-Sion-Strasse, Gommiswald, 8738
- Also known as“Berg Sion/Uetliburg”“Kloster Berg Sion”“Mount Zion/Uetliburg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Catholic Church of St. James the Elder and Kaltbrunn railway station.
Catholic Church of St. James the Elder
1¼ km south of Mount Zion Abbey
Uznach railway station
Uznach railway station is a railway station situated…
3½ km southwest of Mount Zion Abbey
Villages in the Area
Discover Ernetschwil and Rüeterswil.
Ernetschwil
Ernetschwil is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St.
Rüeterswil
Rüeterswil is a village.
3 km northwest of Mount Zion Abbey
Uznach
Uznach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St.
3 km southwest of Mount Zion Abbey
Mount Zion Abbey
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Latitude
47.24233° or 47° 14′ 32″ north
Longitude
9.01808° or 9° 1′ 5″ east
Open location code
8FVF62R9+W6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = monastery
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Mount Zion Abbey” goes by many names.
Berg Sion/UetliburgItalian
Monastero Berg Sion/UetliburgItalian
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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