Aldeneik Abbey, Maaseik

Name: Aldeneik Abbey
Address: Maaseik, Belgium

#1 among attractions in Maaseik

Top attraction, Monastery

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Aldeneik Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey in Aldeneik, currently a mainly residential parish of Maaseik, in the province of Limburg in eastern Belgium. It was founded in 728. The Benedictine nuns were replaced by canons in the 10th century. In the 16th century the canons moved to nearby Maaseik, and Aldeneik was abandoned. ()

Local name: Abbaye d'Aldeneik Coordinates: 51°6'7"N, 5°48'20"E

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Aldeneik Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ommerstein Castle, Church of Saint Anne, Lemmensmolen, Saint Martin's Church.

4.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Ommerstein Castle
121 min walk • Ommerstein Castle is a castle in the village of Rotem in the municipality of Dilsen-Stokkem, province of Limburg, Belgium. The history of the castle goes back to the 13th century, but most of the present Neo-classical building dates from the 18th century, although the donjon survives from earlier.
~20 ftE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Church of Saint Anne, Maaseik
1 min walk • The Church of Saint Anne is a partly Romanesque, partly Gothic church in Aldeneik, Belgium.
3.9 miNW
51°8'44"N • 5°44'53"E
Lemmensmolen, Kinrooi
100 min walk • Windmill
4.1 miNW
51°8'41"N • 5°44'25"E
Saint Martin's Church, Kinrooi
104 min walk • Church
5.6 miNW
51°10'10"N • 5°44'5"E
Zorgvlietmolen
142 min walk • Windmill
0.7 miW
51°6'18"N • 5°47'25"E
Maaslandse Wintertuin, Maaseik
18 min walk • Hockey, Event space, Ice skating