Monasteries in Switzerland
Database of monasteries in Switzerland: 103 records with address and coordinates, postal code, phone numbers, website, email, social media, opening hours and chain — in all cantons, one file for 20 €. Also separately: a canton or a city — a share of the price of the category, from 10 €. Part of the “Associations, churches and authorities” sector.
How many monasteries are there in Switzerland?
103 records
As of November 7, 2026, our database contains 103 records in the “Monastery” category in Switzerland — <1% of the “Associations, churches and authorities” sector. That is 1.1 per 100,000 inhabitants. Most are in the cantons of St. Gallen (18), Fribourg (15) and Lucerne (8). 18 (17%) belong to chains; the largest are Kloster Leiden Christi (3), Kloster Fischingen (1) and Kloster Engelberg (1).
B2B contacts of monasteries in Switzerland: contents
How often the fields are filled in this category.
| Field | Format | Filled | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company name | text, as in the listing | 100% | |
| Sector and category | e.g. Health and medicine · Dentist | 100% | |
| Other categories | e.g. “Orthodontist, Dental hygienist” | 18% | |
| Address | text | 100% | |
| Postal code | 4 digits | 100% | |
| Canton, major region and city | 26 cantons, 7 major regions | 98% | |
| Coordinates | latitude and longitude | 100% | |
| Phone | +41 format, up to 5 numbers · unique numbers: 82 | 81% | |
| Mobile | mobile number flag | 3% | |
| Website | URL | 81% | |
| from the company’s website · unique addresses: 108 | 52% | ||
| Social media | Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn … | 33% | |
| Opening hours | published or not | 25% | |
| Chain | name of the chain; empty — independent | 17% |
List of monasteries in Switzerland: data sample
Rows from the export — you can page through the table. Click a phone number, website or email: the contacts open after a free sign-up, up to 20 companies a day.
| Company | City | Phone | Website and email | Social media |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CO Couvent des DominicainesGrand-Rue 3, 1470 Estavayer-le-Lac
Monastery
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Estavayer-le-LacFribourg | |||
KL |
Disentis/MustérGrisons | |||
KA Kapuzinerkloster und KlosterkircheKlosterpl. 8, 4600 Olten
Monastery
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OltenSolothurn | |||
KL Kloster Mariazell WurmsbachWurmsbach, 8645 Rapperswil-Jona
Monastery
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Rapperswil-JonaSt. Gallen | |||
MO Monastero benedettino di Santa Maria Assunta sopra Claro6702 Claro
Monastery
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ClaroTicino | |||
ST Stadtkloster ZürichWiedingstrasse 3, 8055 Zürich
Monastery
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ZurichZurich |
— |
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MO Monastère des BernardinesChem. du Monastère 6, 1868 Collombey-Muraz
Monastery
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CollombeyValais | — |
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KO Kommunität Diakonissenhaus RiehenSchützengasse 51, 4125 Riehen
Monastery Art gallery, Bed & breakfast
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RiehenBasel-Stadt | |||
GE Geschichte Kloster MuriMarktstrasse, 5630 Muri
Monastery
Chain: Kloster Muri |
MuriAargau | |||
FR Frauenkloster St. AndreasBrünigstrasse 157, 6060 Sarnen
Monastery
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SarnenObwalden | — |
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KL Kloster WerthensteinOberdorfstrasse 11, 6106 Werthenstein
Monastery Pilgrim hostel, Sehenswürdigkeit
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WerthensteinLucerne | |||
SO Sonnenhof - Communauté de GrandchampBadweg, 4460 Gelterkinden
Monastery
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GelterkindenBasel-Landschaft | |||
KL Kloster FischingenSchulstrasse, 8376 Fischingen
Monastery
Chain: Kloster Fischingen |
FischingenThurgau | |||
CO Communauté de GrandchampGrandchamp 4, 2015 Areuse
Monastery
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AreuseNeuchâtel | |||
KL |
EinsiedelnSchwyz | |||
DH DhammapalaBütschelsstrasse 74, 3718 Kandersteg
Monastery
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KanderstegBern | — |
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PA Paroisse Orthodoxe Monastère de la TrinitéRte de Lucens 15, 1682 Dompierre
Monastery
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DompierreVaud | — |
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KL Kloster GrimmensteinGrimmenstein 2, 9428 Walzenhausen
Monastery
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WalzenhausenAppenzell Ausserrhoden | — |
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BE Benediktinerinnenkloster Sankt Lazarus SeedorfKlosterweg 2, 6462 Seedorf
Monastery
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SeedorfUri | — |
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KL Kloster AppenzellPoststrasse 5, 9050 Appenzell
Monastery
Chain: Kloster Appenzell |
AppenzellAppenzell Innerrhoden |
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Monasteries by canton
Active records of the category in each canton and per 100,000 inhabitants. Click a column to sort.
| Canton ↕ | Records ↓ | Share ↕ | Per 100,000 inh. ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. GallenEastern Switzerland | 18 | 17% |
3.3 |
| FribourgEspace Mittelland | 15 | 15% |
4.3 |
| LucerneCentral Switzerland | 8 | 8% |
1.8 |
| ValaisLake Geneva region | 8 | 8% |
2.1 |
| SolothurnEspace Mittelland | 7 | 7% |
2.4 |
| TicinoTicino region | 7 | 7% |
1.9 |
| ObwaldenCentral Switzerland | 5 | 5% |
12.5 |
| ZurichZurich region | 5 | 5% |
0.3 |
| GrisonsEastern Switzerland | 5 | 5% |
2.4 |
| SchwyzCentral Switzerland | 4 | 4% |
2.4 |
| AargauNorthwestern Switzerland | 3 | 3% |
0.4 |
| UriCentral Switzerland | 2 | 2% |
5.2 |
| Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland | 2 | 2% |
1.0 |
| BernEspace Mittelland | 2 | 2% |
0.2 |
| ZugCentral Switzerland | 2 | 2% |
1.5 |
| JuraEspace Mittelland | 1 | 1% |
1.3 |
| NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland | 1 | 1% |
0.6 |
| VaudLake Geneva region | 1 | 1% |
0.1 |
| Appenzell AusserrhodenEastern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
1.7 |
| Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
0.3 |
| Appenzell InnerrhodenEastern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
5.9 |
| NidwaldenCentral Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
2.2 |
| GenevaLake Geneva region | 1 | 1% |
0.2 |
| ThurgauEastern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
0.3 |
| GlarusEastern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
2.4 |
Where there are the most
Cities with the most records in this category.
Monasteries: chains
Chains with locations in this category. Share — of all records of the category of Switzerland.
| Rank | Chain | Locations | Cantons | Market share | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |
KL Kloster Leiden ChristiMonastery · 6 locations in Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 2.9% |
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| 02 |
KF Kloster FischingenHotel · 7 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.0% |
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| 03 |
KE Kloster EngelbergFlorist · 4 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.0% |
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| 04 |
KM Kloster MariasteinChapel · 3 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.0% |
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| 05 |
KA Kloster AppenzellGuest house · 3 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.0% |
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| 06 |
KM Kloster MagdenauStore · 3 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.0% |
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| 07 |
KV Kanisius VerlagReal estate agency · 3 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.0% |
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| 08 |
KE Kloster EinsiedelnGardener · 3 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.0% |
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| 09 |
KF Kloster FahrFarmers' market · 2 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.0% |
|
| 10 |
KM Kloster MuriMonastery · 2 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.0% |
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Questions about the “Monastery” category
As of November 7, 2026, our database contains 103 monasteries in Switzerland. 18 (17%) belong to chains; the rest are independent. The largest chains here are Kloster Leiden Christi (3), Kloster Fischingen (1) and Kloster Engelberg (1).
All monasteries in Switzerland cost 20 € — one file for the whole country. The price depends on the number of records; a canton or a city is available separately, at the corresponding share of this price (from 10 €). The complete database of all sectors costs 620 €.
81% of the records have a phone number (3 with a mobile number), 81% a website, 33% social media and 25% published opening hours. 52% have an email address — it comes from the company’s own website. All rows have an address and coordinates.
XLSX and CSV (UTF-8, semicolon as separator), one row per company: name, sector, category and other categories, chain, canton, major region, city, postal code, address, coordinates, phone numbers, website, email, social media, published opening hours and the date the listing was added. The files appear in your account after payment.
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