Fahr Convent, Zurich

Name: Fahr Convent
Address: Zurich, Switzerland

#42 among attractions in Zurich

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Fahr Convent, is a Benedictine convent located in the Swiss municipality of Unterengstringen in the canton of Zürich. Located in different cantons, Einsiedeln Abbey and Fahr Convent form a double monastery, overseen by the male Abbot of Einsiedeln, no converse arrangement appears to be available for the Abbess of Fahr. Fahr and Einsiedeln may be one of the last of such arrangements to survive. ()

Local name: Kloster Fahr Established: 22 January 1130 (894 years ago)Coordinates: 47°24'34"N, 8°26'23"E

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Fahr Convent – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kletterzentrum Gaswerk AG, Glanzenberg Castle, Schlieren, St. Josef.

1.1 miSE
47°24'7"N • 8°27'41"E
Kletterzentrum Gaswerk AG, Zurich
29 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Climbing
1.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Glanzenberg Castle, Dietikon
30 min walk • Glanzenberg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Unterengstringen in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
0.9 miSE
Area
Schlieren, Zurich
24 min walk • Schlieren is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
1.4 miSW
Church
St. Josef, Dietikon
37 min walk • The Church of St. Joseph is the second Roman Catholic parish church of Dietikon in the canton of Zurich, next to the Church of St. Agatha. The church of St. Joseph stands in the east of Dietikon on Urdorferstrasse.
0.8 miN
Locality
Weiningen
20 min walk • Weiningen is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is located in the Limmat Valley. The municipality was first mentioned in 870 as Winingon.