Wurmsbach Abbey (Kloster Mariazell-Wurmsbach) is a monastery of Cistercian nuns located in Bollingen, a locality of Rapperswil-Jona, in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is located on the north shore of upper Lake Zürich. The house is a part of the Order of Cistercians of the Common Observance (O.Cist.).
Mariazell-Wursmbach Abbey (April 2011)As seen from Jona (October 2009)Church and portal (October 2009)
WurmsbachAbbey (Kloster Mariazell-Wurmsbach) is a monastery of Cistercian nuns located in Bollingen, a locality of Rapperswil-Jona, in the Canton of St...
is the nearby WurmsbachAbbey. Bollingen was a railway station located about halfway between Bollingen village and the WurmsbachAbbey, which closed in...
house of Rapperswil; in 1267 it was united with the nearby Mariazell-WurmsbachAbbey. St. Martin Busskirch is one of the oldest churches around upper Lake...
and a wave of foundations is documented: Wettingen Abbey in 1227, and the Mariazell-WurmsbachAbbey in 1259. On 28 August 1232 a document confirms an exchange...
of King Louis VIII (the Lion), hoping to strengthen his position. WurmsbachAbbey (located in Bollingen) is established by Count Rudolf V of Rapperswil...
time in a document of emperor Otto II, in which goods of the Einsiedeln Abbey in the location of today's Altendorf were confirmed on 14 August 972. Rahprehteswilare...
InterCity/EuroCity trains to Zurich HB, Austria, and Germany, St. Gallen Abbey and Abbey Library (both UNESCO World Heritage sites) On its journey, the Voralpen-Express...
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