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Borough of Ephrata

Ephrata Cloister

The Ephrata Cloister or Ephrata Community was a religious community, established in 1732 by Johann Conrad Beissel at , in what is now , Pennsylvania.
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  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Sunday: noon—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historic monastery in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Also known as: “Ephrata Community”
  • Address: 632 West Main Street, Ephrata, PA 17522

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ephrata High School and Mentzer Building.

School
is a sub-urban/urban, public secondary school in the Ephrata Area School District located in in , United States. is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Ephrata Cloister.

Building
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is a historic commercial building located at , . It was built in 1889, and is a three-story, brick building in the Queen Anne style. is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Ephrata Cloister.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ephrata and Ephrata Commercial Historic District.

Town
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is a borough in , United States. It is located 42 miles east of and about 60 miles west-northwest of and is named after Ephrath, the former name for current-day .

Neighborhood
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is a national historic district located at , . The district includes 36 contributing buildings in the central business district of Ephrata.

Village
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is a borough in , United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 4,169. is situated 2 miles south of Ephrata Cloister.

Ephrata Cloister

Latitude
40.18347° or 40° 11′ 1″ north
Longitude
-76.18874° or 76° 11′ 20″ west
Open location code
87G55RM6+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 334367014
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1346863
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Ephrata Cloister” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “埃弗拉塔修道院”
  • Danish: “Ephrata Cloister”
  • German: “Ephrata Cloister”
  • Hungarian: “Ephrata Cloister”
  • Hungarian: “Ephrata közösség”
  • Japanese: “エフラタ修道院”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Effridaa Cloister”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Effridaa Gloischder”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Ephrata Cloister”
  • Russian: “Эфратский монастырь”

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