Silvacane Abbey

Silvacane Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in the municipality of , , in , France. It was founded in or around 1144 as a daughter house of and was dissolved in 1443; it ceased to be an ecclesiastical property in the French Revolution.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Description: abbey located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in France
  • Also known as: “Abbaye de Silvacane”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbatiale de l’abbaye cistercienne Notre-Dame de Sylvacane and Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation de La Roque-d’Anthéron.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1½ km west of Silvacane Abbey.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Silvacane Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Roque-d’Anthéron and Lauris.

Village
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La Roque-d'Anthéron is a commune in the department in the region in Southern France. Part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it is located on the departmental border with . , a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1144 by monks from , is located in La Roque-d'Anthéron, east of the town centre.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region in southeastern . It is located between the and the river. is situated 3½ km north of Silvacane Abbey.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region in southeastern . borders the Bouches du Rhone department, sitting on the river . is situated 5 km north of Silvacane Abbey.

Silvacane Abbey

Latitude
43.71591° or 43° 42′ 57″ north
Longitude
5.32909° or 5° 19′ 45″ east
Inception
13th century
Open location code
8FM7P88H+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 361746960
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amenity=­monastery
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historic=­abbaye
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tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q306146
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Silvacane Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “abadia de Silvacana”
  • Catalan: “Abadia de Silvacana”
  • Chinese: “西瓦冈修道院”
  • Czech: “Klášter Silvacane”
  • Dutch: “Abdij van Silvacane”
  • French: “abbaye de Silvacane”
  • French: “Abbaye de Silvacane”
  • French: “Silvacane”
  • German: “Abbaye de Silvacane”
  • German: “Abtei Silvacane”
  • German: “Silvacane”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Silvacane”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Silvacane”
  • Japanese: “シルヴァカンヌ修道院”
  • Latin: “Silvacana”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Abadiá de Silvacana”
  • Russian: “Сильвакан (аббатство)”
  • Russian: “Сильвакан”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Silvacane”
  • Spanish: “Abadia de silvacane”
  • Spanish: “Abadia de Silvacane”
  • Spanish: “abadía de Silvacane”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Silvacane”
  • Swedish: “Silvacaneklostret”

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Highlights include Canal de Marseille and Cimetière.

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