Hungary
Central Hungary
Pest County

Pilis Abbey

Pilis Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in the Pilis Hills in the Kingdom of Hungary. It was founded in 1184 by monks who came from in France at the invitation of Béla III of Hungary. It was dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Also known as: “Cisztercita apátság romjai” and “Cisztercita kolostorrom, Pilisszentkereszt”
  • Address: 05/2, 05/1, 02/3, 02/4, and 02/5, Pilisszentkereszt, 2098
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pilisszántó Cave and Dera-patak szurdok.

Cave
Photo: Szenti Tamás, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1½ km southwest of Pilis Abbey.

Cliff
Photo: Heyjoe.hu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cliff, which is situated 2 km southeast of Pilis Abbey.

Tower
Photo: Solymári, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1½ km west of Pilis Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dobogókő and Pilisszentlélek.

Photo: Bean49, CC0.
is a forested hill overlooking in the region. It is very popular with picnickers from and hikers from all over . It is also considered to be the most sacred site of the Hungarian neo-pagans and shamanists.

Neighborhood
Photo: Kontár Csaba Attila, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km northwest of Pilis Abbey.

Locality
Photo: Gyula Péter, CC BY 3.0.
is a locality, which is situated 5 km north of Pilis Abbey.

Pilis Abbey

Latitude
47.69306° or 47° 41′ 35″ north
Longitude
18.89114° or 18° 53′ 28″ east
Elevation
372 metres (1,220 feet)
Inception
May 17th, 1187
Open location code
8FVWMVVR+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 479950070
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1775799
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hungarian—“Pilis Abbey” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pilis Abbey”. Photo: Civertan, CC BY-SA 3.0.