Varensell Abbey

Varensell Abbey is a monastic community of Benedictine nuns, located near Rietberg in the district of Gütersloh in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The monastery was founded in 1902 by the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration within the Benedictine Confederation.

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Type: Monastery
Denomination: Catholic
Description: abbey
Also known as: “Benediktinerinnen-Abtei Varensell”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Seppeler-Kapelle and St. Margareta.

Seppeler-Kapelle

Church

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Seppeler-Kapelle is a church, which is situated 3 km east of Varensell Abbey.

St. Margareta

Church

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St. Margareta is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Varensell Abbey.

St. Bruder Konrad

Church

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St. Bruder Konrad is a church, which is situated 3 km northwest of Varensell Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spexard and Sundern.

Spexard

Suburb

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Spexard is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Varensell Abbey.

Sundern

Suburb

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Sundern is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Varensell Abbey.

Verl

Town

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Verl is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is approximately 15 km south of Bielefeld and 10 km east of Gütersloh. Verl is situated 6 km northeast of Varensell Abbey.

Varensell Abbey

Categories: abbey, religious organization, and religion
Location: Rietberg, Gütersloh, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.8582° or 51° 51′ 30″ north

Longitude

8.43948° or 8° 26′ 22″ east

Open location code

9F3CVC5Q+7Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 642182234

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=monastery

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=religious

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

Wikidata ID

Q222426

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In Other Languages

From French to Polish—“Varensell Abbey” goes by many names.

French: “abbaye de Varensell”
French: “Abbaye de Varensell”
German: “Abtei Varensell”
Polish: “Opactwo Varensell”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St. Marien and Friedhof Varensell.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Kath. Kindergarten St. Benediktus and Buch- und Kunsthandlung Abtei Varensell.

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