Pfafers Abbey

monastère et hôpital à Pfäfers, dans le canton de Saint-Gall, en Suisse, Former Benedictine abbey
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Pfafers Abbey

Summary

Pfafers Abbey is an architectural structure[1]. It draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (architectural_structure category, ranking #197 of 1,822).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pfafers Abbey's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
  • Pfafers Abbey is located in Pfäfers[4].
  • Pfafers Abbey is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Pfafers Abbey's instance of is recorded as architectural structure[6].
  • Pfafers Abbey's instance of is recorded as monastery[7].
  • Pfafers Abbey's instance of is recorded as hospital building[8].
  • Pfafers Abbey is part of Grimmenstein monastery[9].
  • Pfafers Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Pfäfers Abbey[10].
  • 1408 marks the founding of Pfafers Abbey[11].
  • Pfafers Abbey was dissolved in January 1, 1798[12].
  • Pfafers Abbey's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[13].
  • Pfafers Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.990556, 'lon': 9.502083}[14].
  • Pfafers Abbey's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band[15].
  • Pfafers Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[16].
  • Pfafers Abbey's position held by head of the organization is recorded as abbot of monastry Pfäfers[17].
  • Pfafers Abbey's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wartensteinstrasse'}[18].

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Geography

Pfafers Abbey is in the country of Switzerland[5]. It is located in Pfäfers[4]. It is part of Grimmenstein monastery[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include architectural structure[6], monastery[7], and hospital building[8]. Pfafers Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[16]. Its religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].

History and Context

1408 marks the founding of Pfafers Abbey[11].

Why It Matters

Pfafers Abbey draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (architectural_structure category, ranking #197 of 1,822).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation class A Swiss cultural property of national significance
    Country
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1798-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Position held by head of the organization abbot of monastry Pfäfers
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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