Niederrickenbach
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Niederrickenbach is village in the center of Switzerland in the canton of Nidwalden that is most famous for its Benedictine covent Maria-Rickenbach which is accessible only by cable car.
The convent was established after a 1528 painting of the Madonna was placed hollow maple tree. Subsequently unable to remove the painting the church and nunnery were established around the tree which is now a shrine. The convent is often associated with Engelberg Abbey.
Members of the nunnery founded the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration which has its motherhouse in Clyde, Missouri in Nodaway County, Missouri.
[edit] External links
- History of convent (in English)
- Maria-Rickenbach official page (in German)
- Article in English about biking the area
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
