Fischingen Abbey, Fischingen

Name: Fischingen Abbey
Address: Fischingen, Switzerland

#1 among attractions in Fischingen

Top attraction, Monastery

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Fischingen Abbey, now Fischingen Priory, is a Benedictine monastery situated in Fischingen in the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, on the upper reaches of the Murg, a tributary of the Thur. It was founded in 1138, dissolved in 1848 and re-founded as a priory in 1977. ()

Local name: Kloster Fischingen Coordinates: 47°24'43"N, 8°58'6"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Hörnli, Tänikon monastery, Bichelsee Lake, St. Margaret Chapel.

3.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hörnli
79 min walk • Hörnli mountain is located on the territory of the community of Fischenthal, in the Zürcher Oberland, in the eastern part of canton of Zürich, in Switzerland. It is 1,133 meters high.
5.5 miNW
Monastery
Tänikon monastery
140 min walk • Tänikon Abbey is a former Cistercian nunnery in the village of Ettenhausen in the municipality of Aadorf in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The former abbey church and the conventual buildings, now Agrotechnorama Tänikon, are both Swiss heritage sites of national significance.
4.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bichelsee Lake
115 min walk • Bichelsee is a lake in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. The village of Bichelsee in the municipality Bichelsee-Balterswil is named after the lake.
5.4 miN
Church
St. Margaret Chapel, Münchwilen
137 min walk • St. Margaret's Chapel is a pilgrimage chapel at St. Margarethen in the municipality of Münchwilen in the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
6.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Greifenberg Castle
170 min walk • Greifenberg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Bäretswil and the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Hulftegg Pass
88 min walk • Hulftegg Pass is a mountain pass between the cantons of Zürich and St. Gallen in Switzerland. It connects Mühlrüti in the municipality of Mosnang and Steg in the municipality of Fischenthal in the Töss Valley. The pass lies between the Toggenburg in St.
6 miNE
Tower
Wil Tower
152 min walk • The Wil Tower is a wooden observation tower which was built in the forest of Wil in Switzerlandby Julius Natterer. The tower site is located some 747 metres above sea level. It was opened for public use on 8 July 2006.
4.9 miW
Forts and castles
Hohenlandenberg Castle
125 min walk • Hohenlandenberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Wila and the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
1.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hohgrat
47 min walk • The Hohgrat is a mountain located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Thurgau and St. Gallen. Reaching a height of 996 metres above sea level, it is the highest point of the canton of Thurgau.
5.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Burg Altlandenberg, Bauma
134 min walk • Alt-Landenberg Castle is the ruins of a hilltop castle on the territory of the present-day municipality of Bauma in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is located on a hill above the Töss River at 721 m above sea level.
4.5 miNE
City, Rock club, Museum
Gare de Lion, Wil
116 min walk • Wil is the capital of the Wahlkreis of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Wil is the third largest city in the Canton of St. Gallen, after the city of St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona, a twin city that merged in 2006. The municipality of Bronschhofen merged into Wil on 1 January 2013.