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Einsiedeln Destination Guide

Explore Einsiedeln in Switzerland

Einsiedeln in the region of Schwyz with its 13,148 inhabitants is a town in Switzerland - some 62 mi or ( 100 km ) East of Berne , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Einsiedeln

Current time in Einsiedeln is now 09:30 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zurich, Schwyz, Rapperswil, Meilen, and Horgen. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zurich . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Einsiedeln ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

KLOSTER EINSIEDELN

2:05 min by renedulac
Views: 8426 Rating: 5.00

Dedicato ad una persona cara.Einsiedeln famosa sin dall'antichita,' meta di pellegrinaggio per la Madonna Nera custodita nel santuario.Si trova in Svizzera a pochi km da Rapperswil ..

Wollerau

5:47 min by Markus Müller
Views: 3587 Rating: 3.00

Wollerau ..


One Man - One Path - Free Tibet

3:59 min by LondonNey
Views: 2730 Rating: 5.00

A Journey of Prostration for Tibet from Bern to Geneva by Tibetan Musician & Artist Loten Namling. The Actual date of commence will be announced shortly. ༄༅། །མི་གཙིག། ལམ་གཅིག། བོད་རང་དབང། བོད་ཀྱི་རོལ ..

Kanton Schwyz aus der Luft

3:32 min by Marta Holdener
Views: 2028 Rating: 5.00

Luftaufnahmen von 38 Ortschaften im Kanton Schwyz ~~ Bilder Schwyzer Kantonalbank ~~ www.paulbrandenberg.ch : Voices In the Wind ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Einsiedeln Abbey

Einsiedeln Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the town of Einsiedeln in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The abbey is dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits, the title being derived from the circumstances of its foundation, for the first inhabitant of the region was Saint Meinrad, an hermit. It is a territorial abbacy and, therefore, not part of a diocese.

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Located at 47.13 8.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 934 establishments, Benedictine monasteries in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in the canton of Schwyz, Christian monasteries established in the 10th century, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Schwyz, Double monasteries, Einsiedeln, History of Switzerland, Imperial abbeys

Schanzen Einsiedeln

The ski jumping venue in Eschbach, Einsiedeln was built in 2001. In 2010 the venue became the Nationale Sprunganlage (National Ski jumping venue) of Switzerland. The venue includes four hills, K-105, K-70, K-45 and K-25. Schanzen Einsiedeln is located in Eschbach Sports Centrum and many other events take place in this area.

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Located at 47.14 8.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in the canton of Schwyz, Einsiedeln, Ski jumping venues in Switzerland

Sihlsee

The Sihlsee (in English sometimes called Lake Sihl) is an artificial lake near Einsiedeln in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland.

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Located at 47.12 8.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Aar drainage basin, Lakes of Switzerland, Lakes of the canton of Schwyz, Reservoirs in Switzerland

Sattel Pass

Sattel Pass (el. 932 m. ) is a mountain pass in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It connects Pfäffikon and Seewen. The pass was in use as early as the 13th century as an access route to the St. Gotthard Pass. The road was built in 1860, and along with the railway line to Arth it has become one of the most important east-west arteries in central Switzerland.

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Located at 47.10 8.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Mountain passes of Switzerland, Mountain passes of the Alps, Mountain passes of the canton of Schwyz, Rail mountain passes of Switzerland

Etzel Pass

Etzel Pass (el. 950 m. ) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It connects Pfäffikon and Einsiedeln. It lies on the route of pilgrimage to the abbey at Einsiedeln and on to Santiago de Compostela

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Located at 47.18 8.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Mountain passes of Switzerland, Mountain passes of the Alps, Mountain passes of the canton of Schwyz

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