Nonnberg Abbey

Nonnberg Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Salzburg, Austria. Founded c. 712/715 by Saint Rupert of Salzburg, it is the oldest continuously existing nunnery in the German-speaking world.

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Type: Monastery
Denomination: Catholic
Description: Benedictine monastery in Salzburg, Austria
Also known as: “Benediktinen Frauenstift Nonnberg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fortress Hohensalzburg and University of Salzburg.

Fortress Hohensalzburg

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Hohensalzburg Fortress is a large medieval fortress in the city of Salzburg, Austria. It sits atop the Festungsberg mountain at an altitude of 506 m. It was erected at the behest of the prince-archbishops of Salzburg. Fortress Hohensalzburg is situated 240 metres west of Nonnberg Abbey.

University of Salzburg

University

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The University of Salzburg, also known as the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, is an Austrian public university in Salzburg municipality, Salzburg State, named after its founder, Prince-Archbishop Paris Lodron. University of Salzburg is situated 270 metres southeast of Nonnberg Abbey.

Dome of Salzburg

Church

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Salzburg Cathedral is the seventeenth-century Baroque cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg in the city of Salzburg, Austria, dedicated to Saint Rupert and Saint Vergilius. Dome of Salzburg is situated 390 metres northwest of Nonnberg Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nonnberg and Festungsberg.

Nonnberg

Locality

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Nonnberg is a locality.

Festungsberg

Locality

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Festungsberg is a mountain in the city of Salzburg in Austria, which rises to an elevation of 542 metres. It is the site of the Hohensalzburg Fortress, which towers over Salzburg's historic city centre to the north, and forms part of the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Nonnberg Abbey

Categories: abbey, religious community, and religion
Location: Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.7959° or 47° 47′ 45″ north

Longitude

13.05092° or 13° 3′ 3″ east

Open location code

8FVMQ3W2+99

OpenStreetMap ID

way 65411780

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=monastery

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

Wikidata ID

Q693876

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Nonnberg Abbey” goes by many names.

Chinese: “侬柏格修道院”
Chinese: “儂柏格修道院”
Chinese: “诺恩贝尔格修女院”
Czech: “Benediktinské opatství Nonnberg”
Czech: “Benediktinský klášter Nonnberg”
Czech: “klášter Nonnberg”
Dutch: “Nonnberg Abbey”
Esperanto: “Abatejo Nonnberg”
Esperanto: “Monaĥinejo Nonnberg”
Esperanto: “Stift Nonnberg”
French: “abbaye de Nonnberg”
French: “Abbaye de Nonnberg”
German: “Abtei Nonnberg”
German: “Benediktinerinnenabtei Nonnberg”
German: “Gesamtanlage Stift Nonnberg mit Ummauerungen und archäologische Fundhoffnungsgebiete”
German: “Kloster Nonnberg”
German: “Stift Nonnberg”
Hebrew: “מנזר נונברג”
Indonesian: “Biara Nonnberg”
Italian: “abbazia di Nonnberg”
Italian: “Abbazia di Nonnberg”
Japanese: “ノンベルク修道院”
Korean: “베네딕토회 수녀원 논베르크”
Russian: “Ноннбергское аббатство”
Slovenian: “Benediktinski ženski samostan Nonnberg”
Slovenian: “Samostan benediktink Nonnberg”
Spanish: “abadía de Nonnberg”
Spanish: “Abadía de Nonnberg”
Spanish: “Benediktinerinnenabtei Nonnberg”
Ukrainian: “Бенедиткський Монастир Нонберг”

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Highlights include Stiftskirche Nonnberg and Erhardkirche.

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