Elten
Elten is a house in Emmerich am Rhein, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia which is located on Freiheit. Elten is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Blick in das Rheintal, as well as near the church Stiftskirche St. Vitus.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: House
- Description: former Dutch monastery
- Also known as: “Stiftsgebäude”
- Address: Freiheit 2, Elten, Emmerich am Rhein, 46446
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stiftskirche St. Vitus and Eltenberg.
Stiftskirche St. Vitus
Church
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stiftskirche St. Vitus is a church.
Emmericher Ward
Nature reserve
Photo: Pelikana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Emmericher Ward is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Elten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elten and Spijk.
Elten
Village
Photo: Vdegroot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elten is a German village located in North Rhine-Westphalia. It has a population of around 4,500. Since 1975, it has been part of the town of Emmerich am Rhein.
Spijk
Village
Photo: Gruesome Gary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spijk is a village in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Zevenaar, Gelderland, near the border with Germany. Near Spijk, the Rhine crosses the border into the Netherlands.
Lobith
Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lobith is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Zevenaar. Traditionally, it is said that the Rhine enters the Netherlands at Lobith, although in reality, this happens about 4 km further upstream, near Spijk. Lobith is situated 3½ km west of Elten.
Elten
- Categories: monastery, religious community, building, and residential building
- Location: Emmerich am Rhein, Kleve, Düsseldorf, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.86394° or 51° 51′ 50″ northLongitude
6.17078° or 6° 10′ 15″ eastInception
1667Open location code
9F38V57C+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 254661612OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseWikidata ID
Q2022738
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Elten” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rijksabdij Elten”
- Dutch: “Stift Elten”
- Esperanto: “Abatinejo Elten”
- French: “abbaye d’Elten”
- French: “Abbaye d’Elten”
- German: “Abtei Elten”
- German: “Kanonissenstift Hochelten, Emmerich-Elten”
- German: “Reichsabtei Elten”
- German: “Reichsstift Elten”
- German: “Stift Elten”
- Slovenian: “Samostan Elten”
- Turkish: “Stift Elten”
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