Wechterswinkel Abbey

Wechterswinkel Abbey was a Cistercian nunnery in the small village of Wechterswinkel, a part of Bastheim in the mountainous region of the Rhön in Bavaria, Germany, in the Bishopric of Würzburg.

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Type: Community center
Description: monastery
Also known as: “Cultural heritage D-6-73-116-57 in Bastheim”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilika and Pfarrkirche.

Basilika

Church

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Basilika is a church.

Pfarrkirche

Church

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Pfarrkirche is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Wechterswinkel Abbey.

Pfarrkirche

Church

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Pfarrkirche is a church, which is situated 2½ km south of Wechterswinkel Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mittelstreu and Lebenhan.

Mittelstreu

Village

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Mittelstreu is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Wechterswinkel Abbey.

Lebenhan

Village

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Lebenhan is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Wechterswinkel Abbey.

Schweinhof

Hamlet

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Schweinhof is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southwest of Wechterswinkel Abbey.

Wechterswinkel Abbey

Categories: abbey, monastery, religious community, building, and historic site
Location: Bastheim, Rhön-Grabfeld, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.38704° or 50° 23′ 13″ north

Longitude

10.22094° or 10° 13′ 15″ east

Open location code

9F2G96PC+R9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 125167040

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=community_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monastery

Wikidata ID

Q1487733

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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Wechterswinkel Abbey” goes by many names.

German: “Ehemaliges Klostergebäude, jetzt Doppelbauernhaus”
German: “Kloster Wechterswinkel”
German: “Wechterswinkel”
German: “Zisterzienserinnenkloster Wechterswinkel”
Russian: “Монастырь Вехтерсвинкель”
Turkish: “Wechterswinkel Manastırı”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wache der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Wechterswinkel and Ehem. Kalksteinbruch.

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