Grimmenstein monastery, Religious monastery in Walzenhausen, Switzerland
The Grimmenstein monastery includes a church, living quarters, and garden areas situated on the border between two Swiss cantons.
Founded in 1378 by a group of Beguines at Äschach farm, the monastery received permission for construction near Grimmenstein Castle ruins in 1424.
The Capuchin nuns maintain gardens filled with herbs and medicinal plants, continuing a centuries-old tradition of natural medicine production.
The monastery church of St. Ottilia functions as both a monastic chapel and the local parish church for Catholics in Walzenhausen since 1953.
Following a federal decree in 1870, the monastery grounds form an exclave of Appenzell Innerrhoden within the territory of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.
Location: Walzenhausen
Location: Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Location: Oberegg
Location: Appenzell Innerrhoden
Part of: list of cultural properties in Walzenhausen
Address: Platz 249
Website: https://kloster-grimmenstein.ch
GPS coordinates: 47.44340,9.61271
Latest update: March 2, 2025 21:37
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