St. Marx Abbey
St. Marx Abbey or St. Mark's Abbey was a Benedictine nunnery in Gueberschwihr in Alsace, founded in about 1105. Since 1845 it has been the principal house of the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Marc, rebuilt in 1852 after a disastrous fire.Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Farm village
- Description: convent located in Haut-Rhin, in France
- Also known as: “St. Marx”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Saint-Pantaléon de Gueberschwihr and Chapelle de la Vierge de Gueberschwihr.
Église Saint-Pantaléon de Gueberschwihr
Church
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Église Saint-Pantaléon de Gueberschwihr is a church.
Chapelle de la Vierge de Gueberschwihr
Church
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Chapelle de la Vierge de Gueberschwihr is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Husseren-les-Châteaux and Eguisheim.
Husseren-les-Châteaux
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Husseren-les-Châteaux is in the foothills of the Vosges mountains, 6 km south of Colmar in the heart of Alsace. It is the highest wine village on the Alsatian Vineyard Route.
Eguisheim
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Eguisheim is a medieval village in Alsace that is classified among The Most Beautiful Villages of France.
Château du Hohlandsbourg
Locality
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The Château du Hohlandsbourg or Hohlandsberg is a ruined castle in the commune of Wintzenheim, near Colmar, in the Haut-Rhin département of France. It is open to the public between Easter and 11 November. Château du Hohlandsbourg is situated 6 km north of St. Marx Abbey.
St. Marx Abbey
- Category: abbey
- Location: Gueberschwihr, Arrondissement de Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“St. Marx Abbey” goes by many names.
- French: “couvent Saint-Marc de Gueberschwihr”
- French: “couvent Saint-Marc”
- French: “Couvent Saint-Marc”
- French: “prieuré Saint-Marc de Gueberschwihr”
- French: “prieuré Saint-Marc”
- German: “Kloster St. Marx”
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