Former dominican convent of St. Catherine

Former dominican convent of St. Catherine is a library in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen. Former dominican convent of St. Catherine is situated near the church Ehemalige Klosterkirche St. Katharina, as well as near the library Stadtbibliothek Katharinen.

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Type: Library
Description: church buildings in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Also known as: “Ehemaliges Dominikanerinnenkloster St. Katharina”, “Ehemaliges Kloster St. Katharina”, “former dominican convent of St. Catherine”, and “Kloster St. Katharina (St. Gallen)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Abbey of Saint Gall and Waaghaus.

Abbey of Saint Gall

Monastery

Abbey of Saint Gall

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The Abbey of Saint Gall is a dissolved abbey… Abbey of Saint Gall is situated 380 metres south of Former dominican convent of St. Catherine.

Waaghaus

Town hall

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Waaghaus is a town hall.

Wiborada Fountain

Fountain

Wiborada Fountain

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. Georgen and Riethüsli.

St. Georgen

Suburb

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St. Georgen is a suburb.

Riethüsli

Suburb

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Riethüsli is a suburb.

Notkersegg

Suburb

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Notkersegg is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km east of Former dominican convent of St. Catherine.

Former dominican convent of St. Catherine

Categories: church, monastery, religious community, building, and education
Location: Saint Gallen, St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.42696° or 47° 25′ 37″ north

Longitude

9.37683° or 9° 22′ 37″ east

Open location code

8FVFC9GG+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Former dominican convent of St. Catherine” goes by many names.

German: “Kloster St. Katharina”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ehemalige Klosterkirche St. Katharina and Stadtbibliothek Katharinen.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tres Amigos and St.Galler Brockenhaus.

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