Churwalden Abbey
Churwalden Abbey is a former Premonstratensian abbey in the municipality of Churwalden, Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It was founded around 1150, abandoned after the Protestant Reformation and was formally dissolved in July 1803.
- Building
- …lies at an elevation of 1,209 metres (3,967 feet)
- …dates from 1472
- Description: tower building in Churwalden in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland
- Address: Hauptstrasse 7, Churwalden, 7075
- Also known as“Abbot Tower”“Churwalden (Kloster)”“St. Maria und Michael, Churwalden”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary and Michael church and Reformierte Kirche Churwalden.
Reformierte Kirche Churwalden
Reformierte Kirche Churwalden is a church, which is situated 1 km southeast of Churwalden Abbey.
Strassberg Castle
Strassberg Castle is a ruined castle in the… Strassberg Castle is situated 2 km north of Churwalden Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malix and Parpan.
Malix
Malix was a municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Malix is situated 2½ km north of Churwalden Abbey.
Parpan
Parpan was a municipality in the district Plessur of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Parpan is situated 3½ km southeast of Churwalden Abbey.
Churwalden Abbey
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Latitude
46.78872° or 46° 47′ 19″ north
Longitude
9.53617° or 9° 32′ 10″ east
Open location code
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Churwalden Abbey” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “دير شوروالدن”
- German: “Abtgebäude”
- German: “Abtturm Churwalden”
- German: “Abtturm”
- German: “Churwalden (Kloster)”
- German: “Churwalden”
- German: “Ehemaliges Kloster Churwalden”
- German: “Kloster Churwalden”
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