Zugora

Church and monastery

Kloster Frauenthal

Cham · 394 m above sea level

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Frauenthal convent
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This Cistercian convent stands on an island formed by the Lorze north of Hagendorn. It is said to have been founded in 1231; the community has belonged to the Cistercian order since 1245 and still lives where it was founded.

Facts

  • Traditional founding year 1231
  • Joined the Cistercian order in 1245
  • The community has lived on the same site since its foundation
  • Floodplain of national importance around the convent

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More information

Coordinates (LV95): 2,674,628 / 1,229,633

Sources and rights

  • Terrain, relief, municipal boundaries, buildings and hiking trails: © swisstopo
  • Playgrounds and family places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL); the derived database of places (JSON file to download) is also available under the ODbL.
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  • Position of the sun after the NOAA formulas; shade values from swissSURFACE3D and swissALTI3D (calculated by the zug-family project).
  • Tips link to Zug Tourismus; only name and location are taken over.