Königsfelden Abbey

Opening hours and entrance fees

Opening hours 11 July to 2 November 2025 Monday – Thursday closed Friday– Sunday 10 am – 5 pm Guided tours for groups and schools can be booked starting 8 July 2025 from Tuesday to Sunday. Entrance fe

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Getting here by train, bus and car

Directions to Königsfelden Abbey Address Kloster Königsfelden – Museum Aargau 5210 Windisch Tel. 0848 871 200 Contact Arrival by public transport and car Arriving by train and bus Königsfelden Abbey i

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Accessibility

Getting here Arriving by car Visitors with reduced mobility can park at the meeting centre of Königsfelden Psychiatric Services. From there it is about 4 minutes to the convent church on a level path.

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Tour of the Abbey complex

Visit the exhibitions at Königsfelden Abbey and travel back to the time when the convent church was built. The Habsburgs built Königsfelden Abbey on the ruins of the Roman legionary camp of Vindonissa

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Excursions for families and children

Descend into the crypt or marvel at the famous stained-glass windows: Königsfelden Abbey offers tours for the whole family. Königsfelden Abbey is an exciting destination for families and children when

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Contact

Address Kloster Königsfelden – Museum Aargau 5210 Windisch Tel. 0848 871 200 Contact Organisation Museum Aargau Management Member Contact Dr. Marco Sigg Director E-Mail Dr. Angela Dettling Deputy Dire

 
Königsfelden Abbey

History

CONVENT CHURCH & HISTORY The Abbey complex Impressive convent church Stained glass windows Late medieval glass painting History A king's murder and the foundation of the Abbey

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Events

 
Wildegg Castle

History

Wildegg Castle Estate includes all lands and properties outside the castle walls. It comprises numerous buildings to this day including Gasthof Bären and an organic farm. Wildegg Castle Estate has und

 
Habsburg Castle

Collection

The Museum Aargau Collection has been assembled from various holdings since 1830. It consists of bequests from Aargau's castles and monasteries, numerous donations, objects acquired from company archi

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Aussenansicht Kloster Königsfelden

Königsfelden Abbey

A Habsburg Place of Remembrance

Königsfelden Abbey is open again after more than two years of restoration work. The abbey is internationally renowned for its stained glass windows from the Middle Ages. Exhibitions, guided tours and events bring the 700-year-old abbey church back to life.

INFORMATION

  • Königsfelden Abbey is open from Friday to Sunday and on public holidays (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
  • Guided tours for groups and schools can be booked from Tuesday to Sunday

PLANNING YOUR VISIT

 
Die Klosterkirche von innen

Tour of
the abbey

Audio tours and self-guided tour  

 
Produktion "Tor zum Paradies" Kloster Königsfelden: Mehrere Kinder liegen in Farben getaucht auf dem Boden der Klosterkirche.

Events and public
guided tours

Calendar of events (in German)  

 
Innenaufnahme vom Kloster Königsfelden

Opening hours
and entrance fees

Open from April to October  

 
Luftaufnahme Kloster Königsfelden mit Windisch

Getting
here

Directions  

 
Innenaufnahme Kloster Königsfelden; Blick in den Chor mit den berühmten Glasfenstern aus dem Mittelalter.

Famous stained
glass windows

Stained glass from the Middle Ages  

ÉCOLES, FAMILLES, GROUPES

 
Besucher und Besucherinnen betrachten die berühmten Glasfenstern auf Kloster Königsfelden

For
schools

Guided tours and workshop  

 
Audioguide-Gerät mit Kopfhörer, im Hintergrund in Unschärfe Schülerinnen und Schüler.

For
families

Impressive stained glass windows  

 
Eine Gruppenführung im Kloster Königsfelden. Im Hintergrund die berühmten Glasfenster.

For
groups

Guided tour and self-guided tour  

HISTORY AND COLLECTION

 
Aussenaufnahme vom Kloster Königsfelden

History

Regicide and founding of the abbey  

 
Ein gelber Heizlüfter, Objekt im Sammlungszentrum Egliswil

Collection

Tresure trove of Aargau's history  

 
Grosses Handy in der Hand eines Benutzers, auf dem Bildschirm ist die "Sammlung online" von Museum Aargau dargestellt.

Collection online

Site in German