Rajhrad Abbey
Rajhrad Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Rajhrad in the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It was founded by Duke Bretislav I in 1045. It was the first Benedictine male monastery in the country and first historically mentioned monastery in Moravia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Benedictine abbey in Rajhrad, Czech Republic
- Also known as: “Rajhrad Benedictine Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Rajhrad) and Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Rajhrad.
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Rajhrad
Church
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Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Rajhrad is situated 1 km west of Rajhrad Abbey.
Rajhrad
Railway stop
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Rajhrad is a railway stop, which is situated 1 km southwest of Rajhrad Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rajhrad and Rajhradice.
Rajhrad
Town
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Rajhrad is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,100 inhabitants.
Rajhradice
Village
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Rajhradice is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. Rajhradice lies approximately 13 kilometres south of Brno and 195 km south-east of Prague.
Popovice
Village
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Popovice is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Popovice lies approximately 11 kilometres south of Brno and 192 km south-east of Prague.
Rajhrad Abbey
- Categories: religious community, historic site, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Rajhrad, Brno-Country District, South Moravia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.08967° or 49° 5′ 23″ northLongitude
16.61581° or 16° 36′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8FXR3JQ8+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 117175156OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q334115
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Swedish—“Rajhrad Abbey” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Райградскі кляштар”
- Czech: “Benediktinský klášter Rajhrad”
- Czech: “Benediktinský klášter v Rajhradě”
- Czech: “Klášter Rajhrad”
- Czech: “Rajhradský klášter”
- Esperanto: “Benediktana monaĥejo Rajhrad”
- German: “Abtei Rajhrad”
- German: “Kloster Rajhrad”
- Russian: “Райградский монастырь”
- Slovak: “Benediktínsky kláštor Rajhrad”
- Swedish: “Rajhrad Benedikterkloster”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Literature in Moravia and Rajhradský mlýn.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rajhrad Abbey”. Photo: Fojsinek, CC BY 3.0.