Nonnberg Abbey
Nonnberg Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Salzburg, Austria. Founded c. 712/715 by Saint Rupert of Salzburg, it is the oldest continuously existing nunnery in the German-speaking world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Benedictine monastery in Salzburg, Austria
- Also known as: “Benediktinen Frauenstift Nonnberg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fortress Hohensalzburg and University of Salzburg.
Fortress Hohensalzburg
Castle
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Hohensalzburg Fortress is a large medieval fortress in the city of Salzburg, Austria. It sits atop the Festungsberg mountain at an altitude of 506 m. It was erected at the behest of the prince-archbishops of Salzburg. Fortress Hohensalzburg is situated 240 metres west of Nonnberg Abbey.
University of Salzburg
University
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The University of Salzburg, also known as the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, is an Austrian public university in Salzburg municipality, Salzburg State, named after its founder, Prince-Archbishop Paris Lodron. University of Salzburg is situated 270 metres southeast of Nonnberg Abbey.
Dome of Salzburg
Church
Photo: Sir James, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salzburg Cathedral is the seventeenth-century Baroque cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg in the city of Salzburg, Austria, dedicated to Saint Rupert and Saint Vergilius. Dome of Salzburg is situated 390 metres northwest of Nonnberg Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nonnberg and Festungsberg.
Festungsberg
Locality
Photo: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Festungsberg is a mountain in the city of Salzburg in Austria, which rises to an elevation of 542 metres. It is the site of the Hohensalzburg Fortress, which towers over Salzburg's historic city centre to the north, and forms part of the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Nonnberg Abbey
- Categories: abbey, religious community, and religion
- Location: Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.79591° or 47° 47′ 45″ northLongitude
13.05092° or 13° 3′ 3″ eastElevation
453 metres (1,486 feet)Open location code
8FVMQ3W2+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 65411780OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicGeoNames ID
11888005Wikidata ID
Q693876
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Nonnberg Abbey” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “侬柏格修道院”
- Chinese: “儂柏格修道院”
- Chinese: “诺恩贝尔格修女院”
- Czech: “Benediktinské opatství Nonnberg”
- Czech: “Benediktinský klášter Nonnberg”
- Czech: “klášter Nonnberg”
- Dutch: “Nonnberg Abbey”
- Esperanto: “Abatejo Nonnberg”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥinejo Nonnberg”
- Esperanto: “Stift Nonnberg”
- French: “abbaye de Nonnberg”
- French: “Abbaye de Nonnberg”
- German: “Abtei Nonnberg”
- German: “Benediktinerinnenabtei Nonnberg”
- German: “Gesamtanlage Stift Nonnberg mit Ummauerungen und archäologische Fundhoffnungsgebiete”
- German: “Kloster Nonnberg”
- German: “Stift Nonnberg”
- Hebrew: “מנזר נונברג”
- Indonesian: “Biara Nonnberg”
- Italian: “abbazia di Nonnberg”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Nonnberg”
- Japanese: “ノンベルク修道院”
- Korean: “베네딕토회 수녀원 논베르크”
- Russian: “Ноннбергское аббатство”
- Slovenian: “Benediktinski ženski samostan Nonnberg”
- Slovenian: “Samostan benediktink Nonnberg”
- Spanish: “abadía de Nonnberg”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Nonnberg”
- Spanish: “Benediktinerinnenabtei Nonnberg”
- Ukrainian: “Бенедиткський Монастир Нонберг”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lodronsche Geschützbastei Katze and Nonntal.
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