Museum Aargau Wettingen Abbey
Museum Aargau Wettingen Abbey
Wettingen Abbey
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Königsfelden Abbey

Opening hours and entrance fees

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-abbey/opening-hours-and-entrance-fees

WINTER BREAK Königsfelden Abbey is closed for the winter. We look forward to your visit from 1 April 2026. Opening hours 1 April to 1 November 2026 Monday closed Tuesday – Sunday, public holidays* 10

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Getting here by train, bus and car

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-abbey/getting-here

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

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Accessibility

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-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

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-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

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-abbey/families

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

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-abbey/contact

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

 
Königsfelden Abbey

History

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-abbey/abbey-and-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

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-abbey/events

 
Wildegg Castle

History

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/wildegg-castle/the-castle-estate-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

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/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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Aussenaufnahme Kloster Wettingen mit blauem Himmel und grüner Wiese im Vordergrund.

Accessibility

Visiting with disabilities

Visiting with disabilities

Wettingen Abbey is only partially wheelchair accessible due to the historical nature of the buildings. We are happy to assist people with a disability during their visit.

WINTER BREAK

The museum of Wettingen Abbey is currently closed (winter break). The abbey church is undergoing restoration. We look forward to welcoming you again from April 1, 2026.

Getting here

Visitors with limited mobility can drive up to the abbey complex (Klosterstrasse). However, there are no parking spaces available here. We kindly ask you to park your car in the general parking lot (P+Rail facility at Wettingen train station, 5 minutes’ walk from the abbey). Above the abbey there are also a small number of parking spaces for disabled persons.

Getting here

Wettingen Abbey is well connected by public transport (for bus and train connections see Getting here).

  • The abbey is about 400 metres from Wettingen train station. The train station is wheelchair accessible. The paved and signposted path to the abbey leads through the station underpass in a south-westerly direction / towards the Limmat river.
  • The bus stop "Wettingen, Kloster" (RVBW lines 4, 8 and 12) is about 300 metres north of the abbey. RVBW buses are step-free and can be lowered for boarding and alighting. The path from the bus stop to the abbey is level and wheelchair-accessible.
  • The route via the bus stop "Neuenhof-Klosterrüti" (RVBW line 2) is not suitable for guests with walking disabilities, because of steps.

SBB timetable (in German)
RVBW timetable (in German)

Access to the abbey

  • Guests in wheelchairs: Some of the exhibition rooms are not wheelchair accessible.
  • Blind and visually impaired: The exhibition is not suitable for the blind and visually impaired. There is no Braille labelling.
  • Hearing impaired: The exhibition does not have an induction-loop system.
  • People with intellectual disabilities: There are no labels in simple language.

Museum and exhibitions

  • The abbey park is only partially accessible to people with reduced mobility, because of steps. However, it is possible to drive via Kanzlerrainstrasse to the lower park entrance at the abbey's plant nursery. Please park your vehicle afterwards in one of the official parking spaces.
  • Most of the paths in the abbey park are gravelled.

Abbey park

A handicapped-accessible toilet is located at Klosterstrasse 20 (access badge can be obtained from the visitor centre).

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