Niedermunster Abbey
Niedermunster Abbey, situated at the foot of Mount Saint Odile at an altitude of 511 metres, was founded around 700 A.D. to cater for the overflow of pilgrims to the Saint Odile Abbey, formerly known as the Hohenbourg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: abbey located in Bas-Rhin, in France
- Also known as: “Couvent Niedermunster” and “Niedermunster Abbey, Alsace”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mont Sainte-Odile and Chapelle Saint-Nicolas de Niedermunster.
Mont Sainte-Odile
Peak
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Mont Sainte-Odile is a 764-metre-high peak in the Vosges Mountains in Alsace in France, immediately west of Barr. The mountain is named after Saint Odile.
Chapelle Saint-Nicolas de Niedermunster
Church
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Chapelle Saint-Nicolas de Niedermunster is a church, which is situated 190 metres northeast of Niedermunster Abbey.
Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey
Monastery
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Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey, also known as Hohenburg Abbey, is a nunnery, situated on Mont Sainte-Odile, one of the most famous peaks of the Vosges mountain range in the French region of Alsace. Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey is situated 490 metres northwest of Niedermunster Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Nabor and Ottrott.
Saint-Nabor
Village
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Saint-Nabor is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Ottrott
Village
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Ottrott is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies southwest of Strasbourg. The vineyards in and around Ottrott produce the red Rouge d'Ottrott, a geographical denomination within the registered designation of origin Alsace AOC. Ottrott is situated 2½ km north of Niedermunster Abbey.
Heiligenstein
Village
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Heiligenstein is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Its name means holy rock. It lies some 15 kilometres to the north of Sélestat. Heiligenstein is situated 3 km southeast of Niedermunster Abbey.
Niedermunster Abbey
- Categories: abbey, monastery, religious community, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Grand Est, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Niedermunster Abbey” goes by many names.
- French: “abbaye de Niedermunster”
- French: “Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Niedermunster”
- German: “Kloster Niedermünster”
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