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.Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: monastery and associated church building in Gommiswald in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Kloster Berg Sion”
- 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
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Musigtiger, Copyrighted free use.
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
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rüeterswil is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Mount Zion Abbey.
Uznach
Village
Photo: Sidonius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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, religious community, and religion
- Location: Gommiswald, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.24233° or 47° 14′ 32″ northLongitude
9.01808° or 9° 1′ 5″ eastElevation
697 metres (2,287 feet)Open location code
8FVF62R9+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 792353094OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicGeoNames ID
11787953Wikidata ID
Q819287
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“Mount Zion Abbey” goes by many names.
- German: “Berg Sion”
- German: “Prämonstratenserinnenstift Berg Sion (bei Gommiswald), Schweiz”
- Italian: “Monastero Berg Sion”
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