- 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.
External links
- History of convent (in English)
- Maria-Rickenbach official page (in German)
- Article in English about biking the area
Coordinates: 46°55′36″N 8°25′38″E / 46.926726°N 8.427297°E
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