Selja Abbey
Selja Abbey was a Benedictine monastery located on the island of Selja in the municipality of Stad, Vestland, Norway. The island of Selja, which has been formerly known as Sellø or Selø, is located 15 minutes by boat from Selje's mainland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruins
- Description: building in Selje, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
- Also known as: “Selje Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Selje Church.
Selje Church
Church
Photo: Per Olav Bøyum, CC BY 2.0.
Selje Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Selje. It is the church for the Selje parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. Selje Church is situated 2½ km east of Selja Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stad.
Stad
Locality
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Stad or Stadlandet is a peninsula in Stad Municipality in the northwestern part of the Nordfjord district in Vestland county in Norway. The peninsula is considered the dividing point between the Norwegian Sea to the north and the North Sea to the south. Stad is situated 6 km north of Selja Abbey.
Selja Abbey
- Categories: cultural property, monastery ruins, and historic site
- Location: Stad, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.05103° or 62° 3′ 4″ northLongitude
5.29701° or 5° 17′ 49″ eastOpen location code
9FJ7372W+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 229062279OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q1771595
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Selja Abbey” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Selje Kloster”
- Finnish: “Seljen luostari”
- German: “Kloster Selje”
- German: “Selje Kloster”
- Japanese: “セルジェ・アッベイ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Klosteret på Selje”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Selja kloster”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Selje kloster”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Seljeklosteret”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Selje kloster”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Seljeklosteret”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “St. Sunniva kloster”
- Norwegian: “Selje kloster”
- Swedish: “Selje kloster”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Selja kloster and Selja Abbey.
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