Muri Abbey, Muri

Name: Muri Abbey
Address: Marktstrasse 10, Muri, 5630, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 56 664 70 11

#1 among attractions in Muri

Top attraction, Historical place, Monastery, Baroque architecture

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Muri Abbey is a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. It flourished for over eight centuries at Muri, in the Canton of Aargau, near Zürich, Switzerland. It is currently established as Muri-Gries in South Tyrol and was formerly a part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. ()

Local name: Kloster Muri Built: 1064 (960 years ago)Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 47°16'35"N, 8°20'23"E

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Marktstrasse 10Muri 5630 Switzerland

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+41 56 664 70 11

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

Nearby attractions include: Flachsee, Heidegg Castle, Lake Baldegg, Kellertheater Bremgarten.

3.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Flachsee
96 min walk • Flachsee is an artificial lake on the Reuss at Rottenschwil, south of Bremgarten in the Aargau region of Switzerland. The reservoir was formed after the construction of the dam in 1975 at Bremgarten-Zufikon. The lake's surface area is 72 ha.
5.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Heidegg Castle
132 min walk • Heidegg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Hitzkirch of the Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
6.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Baldegg
165 min walk • Lake Baldegg is a lake in the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its area is about 5.2 km² and its maximum depth is 69 m.
5.2 miN
47°21'5"N • 8°20'37"E
Kellertheater Bremgarten, Bremgarten
133 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
5 miS
Forts and castles
Nünegg Castle
127 min walk • Nünegg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Hohenrain of the Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
5.2 miN
Church
City Church of Bremgarten, Bremgarten
133 min walk • The City Church of Bremgarten is a listed heritage building in the city of Bremgarten, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It is an important landmark of Bremgarten. It is protected at the level of national importance, together with three chapels.
5.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Hilfikon Castle
147 min walk • Hilfikon Castle is a castle in the municipality of Hilfikon of the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3.9 miS
Forts and castles
Horben Castle
101 min walk • Horben Castle is a castle in the municipality of Beinwil in the canton of Aargau. It is located at an elevation of 818 meters in the Horben-Hochebene near the border with the Canton of Lucerne.
2.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lindenberg
69 min walk • The Lindenberg, peaking at 878 m, is a wooded hill in the Swiss Plateau north of the Alps, situated between the valleys of the Aabach, the Bünz and the Reuss. The hill draws a straight north–south line. On his ridge lies the border between the cantons of Lucerne and Aargau.
5.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Seetal
140 min walk • The Seetal is a valley in the cantons of Lucerne and Aargau in Switzerland. The valley descends from south to north from near Eschenbach to Lenzburg, and is drained by the Aabach and the Ron.
5 miE
Museum
Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum Sammlungszentrum
128 min walk • The Swiss National Museum SNM is the federal government's "umbrella museum" for Swiss cultural history. Its headquarters are located at the National Museum Zurich, Museumstrasse 2 in 8021 Zurich.

Muri Abbey, Muri

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