Gorze Abbey

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Gorze Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Gorze in the present arrondissement of Metz, near Metz in Lorraine. It was prominent as the source of a monastic reform movement in the 930s. ()

Local name: Abbaye de Gorze Coordinates: 49°3'14"N, 5°59'48"E

Location

22 Rue de l'ÉgliseGorze 57680 Grand EstFrance

Contact

+33 3 87 52 04 57

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

Nearby attractions include: Chambley-Bussières, Fort Jeanne d'Arc, Saint Quentin Church, Fort de Plappeville.

4.4 miW
Area
Chambley-Bussières
114 min walk • Chambley-Bussières is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Chambley-Bussières Air Base is located here.
5.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Jeanne d'Arc
134 min walk • Fort Jeanne d'Arc, also called Fortified Group Jeanne d'Arc, is a fortification located to the west of Metz in the Moselle department of France.
6.5 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Saint Quentin Church, Moulins-lès-Metz
167 min walk • Saint Quentin Church is a small 12th-century fortified church in Scy-Chazelles, in the suburbs of Metz. It is the burial place of Robert Schuman, one of the founders of the European Union.
7.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort de Plappeville, Metz
197 min walk • The Fort de Plappeville, or Feste Alvensleben, is a military fortification located to the northwest of Metz in the commune of Plappeville. As part of the first ring of the fortifications of Metz, it is an early example of a Séré de Rivières system fort.
7.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Fortifications of Saint-Quentin, Metz
185 min walk • The Fortifications of Saint-Quentin, or Feste Prinz Friedrich Karl form a fortification group in the Scy-Chazelles municipality located northwest of Metz on the Mont Saint-Quentin.
4.9 miSE
Church
Église Saint-Arnould, Arry
125 min walk • The Saint-Arnould church is a Catholic church located in Arry, France.
5.2 miS
Forts and castles
Château de Prény
133 min walk • The castle of Prény is an ancient fortress, located in the French commune of Prény, in the current department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, whose origin remains obscure. It was the last fortress of the dukes of Lorraine facing the bishops of Metz.
4.7 miNE
Church
Saint-Rémy Church
120 min walk • The Saint-Rémy church is a Catholic church located in Vaux, France.
5.1 miSE
Cemetery
Cimetière militaire allemand de Féy
130 min walk • The German military cemetery of Féy is a military cemetery of the First World War, located in Féy in the department of Moselle, in Lorraine.
4.7 miE
Forts and castles
Group Fortification Verdun
120 min walk • The Feste Haeseler, renamed Group Fortification Verdun after 1919, is a military installation near Metz. Constituted as forts Sommy and Saint-Blaise, the fortified group is part of the second fortified belt of forts of Metz.
3.4 miNW
Neighbourhood
Vionville, Gravelotte
88 min walk • Vionville is a former commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rezonville-Vionville.