Sant Quirze de Colera
Sant Quirze de Colera is a Benedictine monastery in Rabós, Catalonia, Spain. The 9th-century building, in First Romanesque style, was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural landmark in 1931.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cultural property in Rabós, in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
- Also known as: “Sant Quirze de Colera monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Maria de Colera and Mas Roqué menhir.
Mas Roqué menhir
Archaeological site
Photo: ROCGIL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mas Roqué menhir is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km southwest of Sant Quirze de Colera.
Dolmen de Dofines
Archaeological site
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Dolmen de Dofines is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km southeast of Sant Quirze de Colera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vilamaniscle and Les Abelles.
Vilamaniscle
Village
Photo: ROCGIL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vilamaniscle is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the western part of the Serra de la Baga d'en Ferràn, a branch of the Albera Range. Vilamaniscle is situated 4½ km south of Sant Quirze de Colera.
Les Abelles
Locality
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Les Abelles is a locality, which is situated 5 km north of Sant Quirze de Colera.
Paratge Natural d’Interès Nacional de l’Albera
Photo: Isidro Jabato, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Albera Natural Site is in Costa Brava of Catalonia. It boasts the magnificent Monastery of Sant Quirze de Colera, a jewel of Catalan Romanesque art. This protected area serves as an ecological and scenic haven, showcasing the unique transition from Pyrenean to Mediterranean species.
Sant Quirze de Colera
- Categories: monastery, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Rabós, Costa Brava, Girona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.41628° or 42° 24′ 59″ northLongitude
3.05889° or 3° 3′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8FJ5C385+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 159693570OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q6746492
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Sant Quirze de Colera” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “monestir de Sant Quirze de Colera”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Sant Quirze de Colera”
- Catalan: “Sant Quirc de Colera”
- Catalan: “Sant Quirze de Colera”
- Catalan: “Sant Quirze”
- French: “abbaye Saint-Cyr de Colera”
- French: “Abbaye Saint-Cyr de Colera”
- German: “Sant Quirze de Colera”
- Irish: “Sant Quirze de Colera”
- Polish: “Monestir de Sant Quirze de Colera”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de San Quirico de Colera”
- Spanish: “Monasterio Sant Quirze de Colera”
- Spanish: “San Quirce de Colera”
- Spanish: “San Quirico de Colera”
- Spanish: “Sant Quirze de Colera”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monestir de Sant Quirze de Colera and Font del Monestir Sant Quirze de Colera.
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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 “Sant Quirze de Colera”. Photo: Feliu, CC BY-SA 3.0.