Engelberg Abbey
Engelberg Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Engelberg, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. It was formerly in the Diocese of Constance, but is now in the Diocese of Chur.Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Engelberg railway station
Railway station
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Engelberg railway station is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Engelberg in the canton of Obwalden. Engelberg railway station is situated 590 metres west of Engelberg Abbey.
Maria im Holz Chapel, Schweizerhaus Chapel
Church
Photo: Badener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maria im Holz Chapel, Schweizerhaus Chapel is a church situated 1¼ km east of Engelberg Abbey.
St. Jacob Chapel in Espen
Church
Photo: Badener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Jacob Chapel in Espen is a church situated 1¼ km west of Engelberg Abbey.
Localities in the Area
Engstlenalp
Hamlet
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Engstlenalp is a hamlet situated 7 km southwest of Engelberg Abbey.
Wolfenschiessen
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Wolfenschiessen is a village and municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Wolfenschiessen is situated 10 km north of Engelberg Abbey.
Engelberg Abbey
- Type: Monastery
- Description: Benedictine Abbey in Engelberg in the Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
- Categories: architectural structure, abbey, tourism, tourist attraction and religion
- Location: Engelberg, Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.81997° or 46° 49' 12" northLongitude
8.41031° or 8° 24' 37" eastElevation
1,024 metres (3,360 feet)Open Location Code
8FRCRC96+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 289885554OpenStreetMap Feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11608485Wikidata ID
Q667880Engelberg Abbey Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Dutch: Abdij Engelberg
- Esperanto: Abatejo Engelberg
- Esperanto: Benediktana Abatejo Engelberg
- Esperanto: Monaĥejo Engelberg
- Esperanto: Princabatejo Engelberg
- Finnish: Engelbergin benediktiiniluostari
- Finnish: Engelbergin benediktiiniläisluostari
- Finnish: Engelbergin luostari
- French: Abbaye d'Engelberg
- French: abbaye d'Engelberg
- German: Abtei zur seligen Jungfrau Maria und zum heiligen Nikolaus
- German: Benediktinerkloster mit Klosterkirche und Konventsbauten
- German: Kloster Engelberg
- German: Kloster Engelberg (zeitweilig Doppelkloster)
- Italian: abbazia di Engelberg
- Swiss German: Kloster Engelberg
- Tosk Albanian: Kloster Engelberg
- Abbazia di Engelberg
Other Places Named Engelberg Abbey
Localities in the Area
Places in the Area
- WettiBus stop
- Schweizerische Sportmittelschule EngelbergSchool building
- Chalet MelittaResidential building
- KlostergärtnereiFlower shop, 110 metres northwest
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Engelberg Abbey. Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.