Calvary

A calvary, also called calvary hill, Sacred Mount, or Sacred Mountain, is a type of Christian sacred place, built on the slopes of a hill, composed by a set of , usually laid out in the form of a pilgrims' way.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: monumental stations of the cross built on the slopes of a hill
  • Also known as: “calvary”, “calvary hill”, “Sacred Mount”, and “Sacred Mountain”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marienthal Cistercian Nun Abbey and Mariä Himmelfahrt.

Religious building
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St. Marienthal Abbey is a Cistercian nunnery in . The abbey is the oldest nunnery of the Cistercian Order in Germany to have maintained unbroken occupation of its house since its foundation. is situated 240 metres southeast of Calvary.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Calvary.

Square
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is a square, which is situated 2 km north of Calvary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Posada and Bratków.

Village
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is a village in the administrative district of , within , , in south-western . It is located in a Polish salient between the and .

Village
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is a village in the administrative district of , within , , in south-western . It is located in a Polish salient between the and .

Village
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is a village in the administrative district of , within , , in south-western , close to the and borders. is situated 3 km southeast of Calvary.

Calvary

Latitude
50.99881° or 50° 59′ 56″ north
Longitude
14.9235° or 14° 55′ 25″ east
Open location code
9F2PXWXF+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25824093
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q11331347
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Calvary” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجلجثة (الملاذ)”
  • Arabic: “الجلجثة”
  • Belarusian: “галгофскі ўзгорак”
  • Belarusian: “кальварыя”
  • Belarusian: “Кальварыя”
  • Catalan: “calvari”
  • Croatian: “kalvarija (arhitektura)”
  • Croatian: “kalvarija”
  • Croatian: “Kalvarija”
  • Czech: “kalvárie”
  • Dutch: “Calvarieberg (bedevaartplaats)”
  • Dutch: “Calvarieberg”
  • Dutch: “calvariënberg”
  • French: “calvaire”
  • French: “Calvaire”
  • French: “chemin de croix monumental”
  • Galician: “calvario”
  • German: “Kalvarienberg”
  • German: “Stationsberg”
  • Hebrew: “קפלת גולגולת”
  • Hungarian: “kálvária”
  • Hungarian: “Kálvária”
  • Italian: “Calvario”
  • Italian: “Sacro Monte”
  • Japanese: “サクロ・モンテ”
  • Lithuanian: “Golgotos kalnas”
  • Lithuanian: “Kalvarijos kalnai”
  • Lithuanian: “Kalvarijos kalnas”
  • Lithuanian: “Kalvarijos”
  • Persian: “گلگتا (پرستشگاه)”
  • Persian: “گلگتا”
  • Polish: “kalwaria”
  • Polish: “Kalwaria”
  • Portuguese: “sacro monte”
  • Portuguese: “Sacro monte”
  • Russian: “голгофский холм”
  • Russian: “кальвария”
  • Russian: “Кальвария”
  • Serbian: “калварија (монумент)”
  • Serbian: “калварија”
  • Serbian: “Калварија”
  • Slovak: “kalvária (svätyňa)”
  • Slovak: “Kalvária”
  • Slovak: “kalvárska hora”
  • Slovak: “kalvársky vrch”
  • Slovak: “svätá hora”
  • Slovenian: “kalvarija”
  • Slovenian: “križev pot”
  • Spanish: “calvario”
  • Spanish: “Calvario”
  • Swedish: “Kalvarieberg”
  • Ukrainian: “кальварія (святилище)”
  • Ukrainian: “кальварія”
  • Ukrainian: “Кальварія”

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