Maria Rickenbach Monastery

Maria Rickenback
Location within Switzerland
Maria Rickenbach Monastery (Canton of Obwalden)
Monastery information
OrderBenedictines
Established1857
Mother houseEngelberg Abbey
PriorPrioress Sr. Maria Jacinta Rohner
BishopBishop of Chur
Architecture
StatusIn operation, 15 nuns in residence
Completion date1864
Site
LocationNiederrickenbach, Oberdorf, Obwalden, Switzerland
Coordinates46°55′36″N 8°25′38″E / 46.926726°N 8.427297°E / 46.926726; 8.427297
Public accessStore and church
Websitekloster-maria-rickenback.ch

Maria Rickenbach Monastery (German: Benediktinnerinnenkloster Maria Rickenbach) is a Benedictine monastery of Religious Sisters. It is situated in the village of Niederrickenbach in the municipality of Oberdorf in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden. It is accessible to the public only by cable car from Niederrickenbach Station on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg railway line, although there is a private road leading up to the village from Dallenwil.