Gerleve Abbey

Gerleve Abbey is a monastery of the Benedictine Order situated between Coesfeld and Billerbeck in Westphalia, in Germany.

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Type: Monastery
Description: abbey
Also known as: “Gerleve”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Haus Hameren and Bischofsmühle.

Haus Hameren

Castle

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Haus Hameren is a castle, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Gerleve Abbey.

Bischofsmühle

Museum

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Bischofsmühle is a museum, which is situated 3½ km west of Gerleve Abbey.

St.-Pius-Gymnasium is a private Catholic Gymnasium located in Coesfeld near Münster, Germany. As of 2023, the school had approximately 700 pupils. It is named after Pope Pius X. St.-Pius-Gymnasium is situated 3½ km west of Gerleve Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darup and Coesfeld.

Darup

Village

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Darup is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Gerleve Abbey.

Coesfeld

Town

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Coesfeld is the capital of the district of Coesfeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Coesfeld is situated 4½ km west of Gerleve Abbey.

Rorup

Village

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Rorup is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Gerleve Abbey.

Gerleve Abbey

Categories: abbey, building, and religion
Location: Billerbeck, Coesfeld, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.94595° or 51° 56′ 45″ north

Longitude

7.23792° or 7° 14′ 17″ east

Open location code

9F39W6WQ+95

OpenStreetMap ID

way 53904011

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=monastery

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q314412

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“Gerleve Abbey” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Abdij van Gerleve”
French: “abbaye de Gerleve”
French: “Abbaye de Gerleve”
German: “Abtei Gerleve”
Polish: “Opactwo Gerleve”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Benediktinerabtei Gerleve and St. Joseph.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Immacvlata and Klosterbuchhandlung.

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