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Fischingen Abbey

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Buildings and structures in ThurgauChristian monasteries established in the 12th centuryChristian organizations established in 1977Religious organizations established in the 1130sTourist attractions in Thurgau
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Fischingen Abbey (Kloster Fischingen), now Fischingen Priory, is a Benedictine monastery situated in Fischingen in the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, on the upper reaches of the Murg, a tributary of the Thur. It was founded in 1138, dissolved in 1848 and re-founded as a priory in 1977.

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