Former Cistercian monastery Wettingen
Former Cistercian monastery Wettingen, Medieval Cistercian monastery in Wettingen, Switzerland
The former Cistercian monastery in Wettingen is a large religious complex with a church, cloisters, and multiple buildings dating from different construction periods. The structures use local limestone and sandstone, showing various architectural styles built side by side over centuries.
The monastery was founded in 1227 by Count Heinrich II of Rapperswil after he survived a shipwreck, and it remained an active religious community until its dissolution in 1841. This span of over 600 years shaped the complex into the layered architectural work seen today.
The monastery houses Switzerland's largest collection of historic stained glass panels within its cloister walls, with pieces representing different construction periods that fill the courtyard with colored light. Visitors notice how these works transform the space as the sun moves across the day.
The complex is located at Klosterstrasse 11 in Wettingen and is accessible from the street. Today it houses a cantonal school, though the church within remains open for regular Catholic services, making both the building and its religious function visible to visitors.
The complex contains a Renaissance-era painted ceiling depicting the Infant Jesus that survived a devastating fire in 1507 completely unharmed. This artwork remained untouched despite the intense heat and destruction that surrounded it, and visitors can still see it today.
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Zum "Sternen" Inn
128 m
Wettingen Reservoir
424 m
Klosterkirche Wettingen
61 m
Covered wooden bridge over the river Limmat
199 m
Eisenbahnbrücke Wettingen–Baden (1922)
991 m
Reformierte Kirche Wettingen
796 m
Gwaggeli bridge
318 m
Slaughterhouse
702 m
Pfyfferhus
350 m
Altenburg Stadion
885 m
Obere Limmatbrücke Wettingen
378 m
Old schoolhouse (1910/11)
892 m
Webermühle-Steg
264 m
Klosterhalbinsel Wettingen
152 m
Doctors' house
172 m
Kosthäuser of the former cotton mill
558 m
Limmatbrücke Neuenhof (Schwimmbadstrasse)
267 m
Kraftwerk Wettingen Wehrbrücke (Stausee Wettingen)
425 m
Crematorium with abdication hall
991 m
Residential buildings near the Limmatwerk
256 m
Former spinning mill
230 m
Chancellor's house
148 m
Footbridge over Kanzlerrainstrasse
89 m
Fahrhaus
191 m
Former customs house
149 m
Former cotton weaving mill
285 m
Residential building no. 24 at the Limmatwerk
281 m
Limmat plant
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