Müstair Convent
Also known as Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair, Couvent benedictin de Saint-Jean-des-Soeurs, Couvent benedictin de Saint-Jean-des-Sœurs, Couvent bénédictin Saint-Jean-des-Sœurs, Monastery Church of St John, Müstair, Saint John Abbey
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Europe and North America
Switzerland
Inscribed
1983
Area
2,036 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Müstair Convent is about 70 km west of Bolzano. The nearest other World Heritage site is Rhaetian Railway, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bolzano · about 96,000 peopleabout 70 km east
- Chur · about 38,000 peopleabout 75 km west
- Trento · about 108,000 peopleabout 80 km south-east
- Vaduz · about 36,000 peopleabout 90 km north-west
- Innsbruck · about 155,000 peopleabout 100 km north-east
- Bregenz · about 27,000 peopleabout 110 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Switzerland, ItalyCultural41 km away
ItalyCultural68 km away
SwitzerlandNatural97 km away
Croatia, Italy, MontenegroCultural119 km away
SwitzerlandCultural120 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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