🛕 Vreta Abbey

Sweden · Europe · 58.48°N, 15.52°E

Vreta Abbey, in operation from the beginning of the 12th century to 1582, was the first nunnery in Sweden, initially Benedictine and later Cistercian, and one of the oldest in Scandinavia. It was located in the present-day municipality of Linköping in Östergötland.

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Country	Sweden
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	58.48°N, 15.52°E · view on map

Vreta Abbey is located in Sweden, in Europe.

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Bäckaskog Castle · Black Friars' Monastery of Stockholm · Bosjökloster · Greyfriars Abbey, Ystad · Greyfriars Monastery, Stockholm · Gudhem Abbey · Kungahälla · Östanbäck Monastery · Saint George Monastery, Olofström · Sko Abbey.

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