Mariastein Abbey
Mariastein Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Metzerlen-Mariastein in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Mariastein, after Einsiedeln, is the second most important place of pilgrimage in Switzerland.- Roman Catholic monastery
- Description: abbey building in Metzerlen-Mariastein in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland
- Address: Metzerlen-Mariastein, 4116
- Email: info@kloster-mariastein.ch
- Also known as“Benedictine abbey of Mariastein”“Benediktinerkloster Mariastein”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sternenberg castle ruin and Heiliggeistkirche.
Sternenberg castle ruin
Sternenberg castle ruin is situated 1 km east of Mariastein Abbey.
Heiliggeistkirche
Heiliggeistkirche is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Mariastein Abbey.
Rotberg castle youth hostel
Rotberg castle youth hostel is situated 1¼ km southwest of Mariastein Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hofstetten-Flüh and Bättwil.
Bättwil
Bättwil is a municipality in the district of Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Mariastein Abbey
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Latitude
47.47608° or 47° 28′ 34″ north
Longitude
7.49227° or 7° 29′ 32″ east
Open location code
8FV9FFGR+CW
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monastery
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Mariastein Abbey” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “瑪麗亞施泰因修道院”
- Chinese: “马里亚斯泰因修道院”
- Dutch: “Mariastein Abbey”
- French: “abbaye bénédictine de Mariastein”
- French: “abbaye de Notre-Dame-de-la-Pierre”
- French: “Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-la-Pierre”
- French: “Monastère Notre-Dame de la Pierre”
- German: “Benediktinerkloster Mariastein”
- German: “Kloster Maria im Stein”
- German: “Kloster Mariastein”
- German: “Mariastein SO”
- German: “Notre Dame de la Pierre”
- Indonesian: “Biara Mariastein”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Mariastein”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gnadenkapelle and Polizei Kanton Solothurn.
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