Mount Zion Abbey

Mount Zion Abbey is a Premonstratensian nuns' abbey in the municipality of in the canton of St. Gallen in . 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: “Kloster Berg Sion”, “Mount Zion/Uetliburg”, and “Prämonstratenserinnenstift Berg Sion (bei Gommiswald), Schweiz”
  • Address: Berg-Sion-Strasse, Gommiswald, 8738

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Church
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is situated 1¼ km south of Mount Zion Abbey.

Railway station
is a railway station… is situated 2½ km south of Mount Zion Abbey.

Railway station
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is a railway station situated… is situated 3½ km southwest of Mount Zion Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ernetschwil and Rüeterswil.

Village
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is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St.

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

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

Mount Zion Abbey

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.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Berg Sion and Obere Winden.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Unter Berg Sion and Berg-Sion-Strasse.

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