Maria Rickenbach Monastery
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Maria Rickenbach Monastery (German: Benediktinnerinnenkloster Maria Rickenbach) 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.[1]
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Monastery information | |
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Order | Benedictines |
Established | 1857 |
Mother house | Engelberg Abbey |
Prior | Prioress Sr. Maria Jacinta Rohner |
Bishop | Bishop of Chur |
Architecture | |
Status | In operation, 15 nuns in residence |
Completion date | 1864 |
Site | |
Location | Niederrickenbach, Oberdorf, Obwalden, Switzerland |
Coordinates | 46.926726°N 8.427297°E / 46.926726; 8.427297 |
Public access | Store and church |
Website | kloster-maria-rickenback.ch |
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