- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 476 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport26 km
- BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg71 km
About Muri Abbey
Muri Abbey is a tourist attraction. Location: Muri, Muri District.
Muri Abbey (German: Kloster Muri) was a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. It flourished for over eight centuries at Muri, in the Canton of Aargau, near Zürich, Switzerland. While the monastery is currently established as Muri-Gries in South Tyrol, the former abbey is now a museum and heritage site of national significance.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 11th century
- Architectural style
- baroque architecture
- Heritage designation
- class A Swiss cultural property of national significance
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Muri Abbey
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Alessandro Miele · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Johann Rudolf Rahn · Public domain -
Aarau, Staatsarchiv Aargau, AA/4947, f. 1v · Public domain -
H.Grob · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Zairon · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Muri Abbey
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 99 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (137 mm)
- Driest month
- January (77 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 24° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 77 | 87 | 78 | 91 | 110 | 137 | 131 | 128 | 95 | 94 | 99 | 91 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Muri Abbey
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 26 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 19 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 26 kmnortheast
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 71 kmnorthwest
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 75 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 19 kmnortheast
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 39 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 66 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 77 kmsouthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 88 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Muri Abbey
Within 100 km: 468 historic and cultural sites, 4,866 natural sites, 908 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km148 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 17 kmNE
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 10 kmW
- Saffa Insel Island 17 kmNE
- Mauesee-Insel Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km1,844 places
- Ufenau Island 34 kmE
- Insel Lützelau Island 35 kmE
- Schönenwerd Island 30 kmE
- Insel Schwanau Island 33 kmSE
60–100 km4,250 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 77 kmSW
- Mainau Island 80 kmNE
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 77 kmNE
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 64 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rütiweiher Lake, Merenschwand2.7 km E
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Rütiweiher Lake, Merenschwand2.8 km E
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Kloster Hermetschwil Attraction, Bremgarten6.6 km N
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Schongi-Land Natural site, Canton of Lucerne4.8 km W
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Stilli Rüss Lake, Rottenschwil5 km NE
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Kloster Bremgarten Attraction, Bremgarten8.2 km N
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Lindenberg Mountain, Canton of Lucerne5.5 km S
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Kloster Sankt Klara Attraction, Bremgarten8.6 km N
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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