Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary
Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary is a monastery in Sachseln, Obwalden, which is located on Spisstrasse. Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary is situated near the church Klosterkirche, as well as near the sports venue Sportanlage Stiftung Juvenat.- Email: osb@kloster-melchtal.ch
- Type: Monastery
- Description: monastery building in Melchtal in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Benedikinerinnenkloster Melchtal mit Krankenhaus St. Leonhard und Friedhofskapelle (1882-96)” and “Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Niklaus von Flüe”
- Address: Spisstrasse 1a, Melchtal, 6067
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Pilgrimage Church of Mary and Nünalphorn.
Pilgrimage Church of Mary
Church
Pilgrimage Church of Mary is situated 150 metres north of Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary.
Nünalphorn
Peak
The Nünalphorn is a mountain of the Urner Alps… Nünalphorn is situated 3 km east of Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary.
Widderfeld Stock
Peak
The Widderfeld Stock is a mountain of the Urner Alps… Widderfeld Stock is situated 3½ km east of Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sachseln and Melchsee-Frutt.
Sachseln
Village
Sachseln is a village and municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Sachseln is situated 5 km northwest of Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary.
Melchsee-Frutt
Village
Kerns
Village
Kerns is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Kerns is situated 8 km north of Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary.
Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary
- Categories: building and religion
- Location: Sachseln, Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.8337° or 46° 50′ 1″ north
Longitude
8.28935° or 8° 17′ 22″ east
Open location code
8FRCR7MQ+FP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
building=monastery
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In Other Languages
“Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary” goes by many names.
- German: “Benediktinerinnenkloster mit Krankenhaus St. Leonhard und Beinhaus”
- German: “Kloster Melchtal”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Klosterkirche and Friedhofskapelle.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Stiftung Juvenat and Melchtal Dorf.
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