Varnhem Abbey

Varnhem Abbey in , , was founded around 1150 by monks of the Cistercian Order from in . The Cistercian Order used the same floor plan for all its abbeys, which makes it possible to easily locate the different rooms and halls regardless of the building site.
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  • Park
  • Description: Swedish church and cloister ruins
  • Also known as
    “Varnhem Monastery”
    “Varnhems kloster”
    “Varnhems klosterruin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Varnhem Abbey Church and Kusen.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Varnhem and Axvall.
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Varnhem Abbey

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Latitude
58.38424° or 58° 23′ 3″ north
Longitude
13.655° or 13° 39′ 18″ east
Open location code
9FCM9MM3+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24157554
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q860739

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Varnhem Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Varnhem abadia”
  • Belarusian: “Варнхемскі кляштар”
  • Belarusian: “Варнхемскі манастыр”
  • Catalan: “abadia de Varnhem”
  • Catalan: “Abadia de Varnhem”
  • Chinese: “瓦納姆修道院”
  • Czech: “Klášter Varnhem”
  • Danish: “Varnhem Kirke”
  • Danish: “Varnhems Kloster”
  • Danish: “Varnhems klosterkirke”
  • Dutch: “Abdij van Varnhem”
  • Dutch: “Varnhem Abbey”
  • Dutch: “Varnhems kloster”
  • Estonian: “Varnhemi kloostrikirik”
  • Finnish: “Varnhemin luostari”
  • Finnish: “Varnhems kloster”
  • French: “abbaye de Varnhem”
  • French: “Abbaye de Varnhem”
  • Galician: “Convento de Varnhem”
  • German: “Kloster Varnhem”
  • German: “Klosterkirche Varnhem”
  • German: “Varnhems Klosterkirche”
  • Greek: “Αββαείο του Βάρνχεμ”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר ורנהם”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Varnhem”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Varnhem”
  • Japanese: “ヴァーンヘム修道院”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Varnhems kloster”
  • Norwegian: “Varnhems kloster”
  • Polish: “Klasztor w Varnhem”
  • Polish: “Kościół klasztorny w Varnhem”
  • Portuguese: “Convento de Varnhem”
  • Russian: “Varnhems kloster”
  • Russian: “Варнхемский монастырь”
  • Slovenian: “opatija Varnhem”
  • Slovenian: “samostan Varnhem”
  • Spanish: “Convento de Varnhem”
  • Swedish: “Varnhems kloster”
  • Ukrainian: “Варнгемське абатство”
  • Welsh: “Abaty Varnhem”

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