Murbach Abbey

Murbach Abbey was a famous Benedictine monastery in , southern , in a valley at the foot of the in the Vosges. The monastery was founded in 727 by Eberhard, Count of Alsace, and established as a Benedictine house by Saint Pirmin.
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  • Type: Historical site
  • Description: abbey located in Haut-Rhin, in France
  • Also known as: “Abbaye Saint-Leger de Murbach”, “Abbaye Saint-Léger de Murbach”, and “Benediktinerkloster, dann Kollegiatstift St. Leodegar, Murbach, Frankreich”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Loreto Chapel and Church of St John the Baptist.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 100 metres northeast of Murbach Abbey.

Church
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is situated 2 km north of Murbach Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Linthal and Guebwiller.

Village
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is a commune in the department in in north-eastern . is situated 3½ km northwest of Murbach Abbey.

Town
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is a commune in the département in in north-eastern . is situated 4½ km east of Murbach Abbey.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 5 km southeast of Murbach Abbey.

Murbach Abbey

Latitude
47.92326° or 47° 55′ 24″ north
Longitude
7.158° or 7° 9′ 29″ east
Elevation
446 metres (1,463 feet)
Open location code
8FV9W5F5+85
Geo­Names ID
11838591
Wiki­data ID
Q519572
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swiss German—“Murbach Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մուրբախի վանք”
  • Catalan: “abadia de Murbach”
  • Catalan: “Abadia de Murbach”
  • Chinese: “米尔巴克修道院”
  • Czech: “Klášter Murbach”
  • Dutch: “Abdij Murbach”
  • French: “abbaye de Murbach”
  • French: “Abbaye de Murbach”
  • German: “Fürstabtei Murbach”
  • Greek: “Αββαείο του Μυρμπάχ”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר מורבאך”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Murbach”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Murbach”
  • Latin: “Abbatia Murbacensis”
  • Polish: “Opactwo Murbach”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de Murbach”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Мурбах”
  • Slovak: “Kláštor Murbach”
  • Spanish: “abadía de Murbach”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Murbach”
  • Swedish: “Murbachs kloster”
  • Swiss German: “Kloster Murbach”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Murbach and Belchental.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Le Saint Barnabe. Hotel & Spa and Bureau de Poste de Lautenbach.

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