Tibet Institute Rikon
The Tibet Institute Rikon is a Tibetan monastery located in Zell-Rikon im Tösstal in the Töss Valley in Switzerland. It was established as a non-profit foundation in 1968, because Swiss laws resulting from the 19th century secularization movement did not allow for the establishment of new monasteries until 1973.Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Tibetan monastery in Rikon in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Tibet-Institut” and “Tibeter-Zentrum”
- Address: Wildbergstrasse 10
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rikon railway station and Rämismühle-Zell railway station.
Rikon railway station
Railway station
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rikon railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station is situated in the village of Rikon im Tösstal within the municipality of Zell. Rikon railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Tibet Institute Rikon.
Rämismühle-Zell railway station
Railway stop
Rämismühle-Zell railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station is situated in the municipality of Zell. It is located on the Töss Valley railway line between Winterthur and Rüti ZH, within fare zone 170 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. Rämismühle-Zell railway station is situated 1¼ km northeast of Tibet Institute Rikon.
Reformierte Kirche
Church
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reformierte Kirche is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Tibet Institute Rikon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rikon im Tösstal and Wildberg.
Rikon im Tösstal
Village
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rikon im Tösstal is a village within the municipality of Zell in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
Wildberg
Village
Photo: Ponte1112, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wildberg is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Zell
Village
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zell is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Tibet Institute Rikon
- Categories: architectural structure, Tibetan Buddhist monastery, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Zell (ZH), Winterthur District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.43659° or 47° 26′ 12″ northLongitude
8.80269° or 8° 48′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8FVCCRP3+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 88143226OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q3152652
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Tibet Institute Rikon” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “綽賀剛寺”
- Chinese: “绰贺刚寺”
- Czech: “Tibetský institut v Rikonu”
- French: “Institut tibétain de Rikon”
- German: “Tibet Institute Rikon”
- German: “Tibet-Institut Rikon”
- German: “Tibeter-Zentrum”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tibetinstituttet Rikon”
- Norwegian: “Tibetinstituttet Rikon”
- Russian: “Институт Тибета в Риконе”
- Russian: “Тибетский институт в Риконе”
- Swedish: “Tibet-institutet i Rikon”
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Highlights include Bibliothek Tibet-Institut and Pumptrack Zell.
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