Einsiedeln, CH

Territorial Abbey of Einsiedeln

The territorial abbey of Einsiedeln is a Benedictine monastery founded in the 10th century, but the present Baroque monastery was built from 1674 to 1735 according to the plans of Caspar Moosbrugger. Since 1130, the monastery has been a double abbey where two communities live in two different places under one abbot: men in Einsiedeln, women in Fahr. The monastery is an important station of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and the destination of many pilgrims. The "Black Madonna" of Einsiedeln in the Gnadenkapelle attracts about one million pilgrims and tourists every year.

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Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments

Visitors information

  • Bus stop within 100m
  • Car park at the building
  • Café within 500m

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New Fluntern Church

The New Fluntern church is a Protestant Reformed Church built between 1918 and 1920, designed by Robert Curjel and Karl Coelestin Moser. Even after its renovation in 1954, 1998, 2001 and 2005, the neo-classical church building was largely preserved in its original state.

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