St. Marx Abbey

St. Marx Abbey or St. Mark's Abbey was a Benedictine nunnery in in , founded in about 1105. Since 1845 it has been the principal house of the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Marc, rebuilt in 1852 after a disastrous fire.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: convent located in Haut-Rhin, in France

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Château du Haut-Hattstatt and Église Saint-Pantaléon de Gueberschwihr.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 2 km northwest of St. Marx Abbey.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km east of St. Marx Abbey.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km east of St. Marx Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Husseren-les-Châteaux and Eguisheim.

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is in the foothills of the Vosges mountains, 6 km south of Colmar in the heart of . It is the highest wine village on the Alsatian Vineyard Route.

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is a medieval village in that is classified among The Most Beautiful Villages of France.

Locality
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The or Hohlandsberg is a ruined castle in the commune of , near , in the département of France. It is open to the public between Easter and 11 November. is situated 6 km north of St. Marx Abbey.

St. Marx Abbey

Latitude
48.00797° or 48° 0′ 29″ north
Longitude
7.25017° or 7° 15′ 1″ east
Open location code
8FW92752+53
Open­Street­Map ID
way 59559418
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q1776112
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In Other Languages

From French to German—“St. Marx Abbey” goes by many names.

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