Maria Rickenbach Monastery

#1579 among destinations in Switzerland

Monastery

Gallery (1)

Map

Facts and practical information

Maria Rickenbach Monastery is a Benedictine monastery of Religious Sisters. It is situated in the village of Niederrickenbach in the municipality of Oberdorf in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden. It is accessible to the public only by cable car from Niederrickenbach Station on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg railway line, although there is a private road leading up to the village from Dallenwil. ()

Local name: Niederrickenbach Established: 1857 (167 years ago)Coordinates: 46°55'36"N, 8°25'37"E

Location

NidwaldenSwitzerland

Contact

Website

Social media

Add

Day trips

Maria Rickenbach Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stanserhorn, Bannalpsee, Bürgenstock, Buochserhorn.

4.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Stanserhorn, Stans
105 min walk • The Stanserhorn is a captivating mountain peak in the heart of Switzerland, offering breathtaking views of the surrounding Alps and a unique travel experience. Located near the quaint town of Stans, this mountain stands at an elevation of 1,898 meters and is a magnet...
4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bannalpsee
104 min walk • Bannalpsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Wolfenschiessen in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden. The reservoir's surface area is 16 hectares. The construction of the reservoir was decided in 1934 and completed in 1937. The reservoir is operated by Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden.
5.3 miN
Lakeside peak with a cliffside elevator
Bürgenstock
134 min walk • The Bürgenstock is a mountain in Switzerland located partway along the shore of Lake Lucerne. Bürgenstock is also a resort located at 874 m a.s.l. on the same mountain. The lookout point at the summit of the Bürgenstock is the Hammetschwand. The mountain is almost entirely surrounded by Lake Lucerne.
1.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Buochserhorn
34 min walk • The Buochserhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking Lake Lucerne near Buochs in the canton of Nidwalden. It lies on the range west of the Schwalmis.
2.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brisen
62 min walk • The Brisen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri, in Central Switzerland. It is located near the slightly higher Hoh Brisen. The western ridge named Haldigrat is the easiest way to the summit.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rigidalstock, Engelberg
132 min walk • The Rigidalstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Obwalden in Central Switzerland. It lies south of the Gross Walenstock. The closest locality is Engelberg on its southern side.
5 miNW
Forts and castles
Rotzberg Castle
128 min walk • Rotzberg or Rotzburg is a ruined castle in the municipality of Ennetmoos in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
3.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schwalmis
82 min walk • The Schwalmis is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland. Its 2,246-metre-high summit lies on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri.
2.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hoh Brisen
70 min walk • The Hoh Brisen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri, in Central Switzerland.
0.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Musenalper Grat
11 min walk • The Musenalper Grat is a mountain of the Uri Alps, overlooking Niederrickenbach in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden. It lies on the range south of Lake Lucerne. A cable car links Niederrickenbach to the Ober Musenalp, near the summit of the mountain.
3.2 miNW
Museum
Winkelriedhaus, Stans
83 min walk • The Winkelriedhaus is one of three houses of the Nidwalden Museum in Stans. Along with the town hall and the Höfli, the Winkelriedhaus is one of the most important secular buildings in the canton of Nidwalden.