This is a list of Carthusian monasteries, or charterhouses, containing both extant and dissolved

monasteries A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...

of the

Carthusians The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians ( la, Ordo Cartusiensis), are a Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order ha ...

(also known as the Order of Saint Bruno) for

monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedic ...

s and

nun A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent.''The Oxford English Dictionary'', vol. X, page 599. The term is o ...

s, arranged by location under their present countries. Also listed are the "houses of refuge" used by the communities expelled from France in the early 20th century. Since the establishment of the Carthusians in 1084 there have been more than 300 monastic foundations, and this list aims to be complete. Dates of foundation and suppression are given where known. there are 21 extant charterhouses, 16 for monks and 5 for nuns, indicated by bold type.

Europe

Austria

* Aggsbach Charterhouse (''Kartause Aggsbach'' or ''Kartause Marienpforte'') in

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, Lower Austria (1380–1782) * Gaming Charterhouse (''Kartause Gaming'' or ''Kartause Maria Thron'') in

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, Lower Austria (1330–1782) * Mauerbach Charterhouse (''Kartause Mauerbach'') in

Mauerbach Mauerbach is a town on the western boundary of Vienna, Austria. Population Sights It hosts the summer houses of many rich Viennese families as well as Mauerbach Charterhouse (''Kartause Mauerbach''), a Carthusian monastery founded in 1313, clos ...

near

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, Lower Austria (1313–1782)

Belarus

* Biaroza Charterhouse,

Biaroza Biaroza ( be, Бяро́за, official Belarusian romanization standard: ''Biaroza'', formerly Бяро́за-Карту́зская; rus, Берёза, Beryoza; pl, Bereza Kartuska; Yiddish: קאַרטוז־בערעזע, tr. ''Kartùz-Bereze'' ...

, formerly Biaroza-Kartuskaja (1648–1831)

Belgium

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

: ** St. Catherine's Charterhouse, Antwerp, also known as Kiel Charterhouse (''Kartuize t’Kiel'' or ''Kartuize Sint-Katharina-op-de-Berg-Sinai'') (1324–1543, when relocated to Lier) ** St. Sophia's Charterhouse, Antwerp (''Kartuize Sint-Sophia, Antwerpen'') (1625–1783) ** ''see also Sheen Anglorum'' * ''Bruges, see (1) Genadedal; and (2) Sheen Anglorum'' * Brussels Charterhouse (''Kartuize Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe van Gratie''),

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

(1588–1783; transferred from Scheut) * ''Diest, see Zelem'' * ''Enghien, see Herne'' * Genadedal or Genadendal Charterhouse (''Kartuize Genadedal'' or ''Genadendal''),

Sint-Kruis Sint-Kruis ( vls, Sinte-Kruus) is a suburb of Bruges in the province of West Flanders in Belgium. Gallery File:Sint-Kruis - Sint-Franciscus van Assisiëkerk 1.jpg, Church of Saint Francis of Assisi File:Maleslot.jpg, Male Castle Maele Castle, ...

(1383–1584); relocated in

Bruges Bruges ( , nl, Brugge ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the sixth-largest city of the countr ...

(1584–1783) * ''Ghent, see Koningsdal'' * Herne Charterhouse (''Kartuize Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe-Kapelle''), Herne (Flemish Brabant) near

Enghien Enghien (; nl, Edingen ; pcd, Inguî; vls, Enge) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1January 2006, Enghien had a total population of 11,980. The total area is , which gives a population den ...

(Hainaut) (1314–1783) * Koningsdal Charterhouse (''Kartuize Koningsdal'' or'' 's-Koningsdale''; ''Chartreuse Val-Royal''), Rooigem (1328–1584); relocated in

Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded i ...

(1584–1783) * ''Kortrijk, see Koningsdal'' * Leuven Charterhouse otherwise Louvain Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Sainte-Marie-Madeleine-sous-la-Croix''; ''Kartuize Maria-Magdalena-onder-het-Kruis op de Calvarieberg''),

Leuven Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic c ...

(c. 1489/91–1783) **''see also Sheen Anglorum'' * Liège Charterhouse, also known as Mont Cornillon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse des douze apôtres du Mont-Cornillon'' or ''Kartuize Twaalf Apostelen op de Mont Cornillon''),

Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far fro ...

(1357–1796) * Lier Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Katharina-op-de-Berg-Sinai''), Lier (Antwerp) (1543–1783; transferred from Kiel, Antwerp) * ''Malines, see Sheen Anglorum'' * Mont-Saint-André Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Andreasberg'' or ''Chartreuse Mont-Saint-André''), Chercq near

Tournai Tournai or Tournay ( ; ; nl, Doornik ; pcd, Tornai; wa, Tornè ; la, Tornacum) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies southwest of Brussels on the river Scheldt. Tournai is part of Eurome ...

(c. 1376/77–1783) * ''Namur, see Sheen Anglorum'' * Nieuwpoort Charterhouse, also known as Sheen Anglorum (''Kartuize Nieuwpoort'') (1626–1783; in other towns in Belgium from 1559): see Sheen Anglorum * Scheut Charterhouse (''Kartuize Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe van Gratie''),

Scheut Scheut is a district of Anderlecht, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Located in the north of Anderlecht, it is bounded by the border with the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean to the north, the historical centre of Anderlecht to the sout ...

near

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the ...

(1454–1588; relocated in Brussels) * Sheen Anglorum Charterhouse (''Charterhouse of Jesus of Bethlehem''): English Carthusians in exile, located successively in Bruges (Val-de-Grâce) (1559–69), Bruges (Sinte-Clarastraat) (1569–1578), Namur (1578), Louvain (1578–nk), Antwerp (nk–1591), Malines (1591–1626) and Nieuwpoort (1626–1783) * Sint-Martens-Bosch Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Martens-Bosch''),

Sint-Martens-Lierde Sint-Martens-Lierde is a village which is part of the municipality of Lierde. It is located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. Overview The village was first menti ...

Geraardsbergen Geraardsbergen (; french: Grammont, ) is a city and municipality located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Geraardsbergen pro ...

(1329–1783) *

, the order's printing press: moved to Parkminster (1913–1954) * Zelem Charterhouse, also Diest Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Jansberg'' or ''Sint-Jansdal''), Zelem,

Diest Diest () is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Situated in the northeast of the Hageland region, Diest neighbours the provinces of Antwerp to its North, and Limburg to the East and is situated around ...

(1328–1796) * Zepperen Castle,

Sint-Truiden Sint-Truiden (; french: link=no, Saint-Trond ; li, Sintruin ) is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, and has over 41,500 inhabitants, which makes it one of the largest cities in Limburg. The mun ...

(1901–1905; house of refuge for exiled French community from Glandier)

Czech Republic

* Brno Charterhouse, Královo Pole Charterhouse, or Königsfeld Charterhouse (''Holy Trinity''),

Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

(1370–1782) * Dolany Charterhouse (''Our Lady of the Valley of Jehosaphat''), Dolany near

Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on t ...

(1389–1437; moved here from Litomyšl; moved to Olomouc in 1437, when the monastery was ruined by Hussites) * Litomyšl Charterhouse (''Kartause Mariae Dornbusch'' 'Our Lady of the Thornbush'', Tržek near

Litomyšl Litomyšl (; german: Leitomischl) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,900 inhabitants. It is former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see. Litomyšl is known for the château-type castle ...

(Leutmeritz) in Okres Svitavy (1378–1390; moved to Dolany) * ''Mariengarten, see Prague'' * Olomouc or Olmütz Charterhouse (''Our Lady of the Valley of Jehosaphat''),

(1437–1782; settled by the displaced community from Dolany) * Poděbrady or Podiebrad Charterhouse, at

Poděbrady Poděbrady (; german: Podiebrad) is a spa town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Elbe. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...

near

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

(1360–1369) * Prague Charterhouse (''Kartause Mariengarten''), Smichow, Prague (1342–1419) * Štípa Charterhouse, near Fryšták, Zlín (Moravia) (1617–20; destroyed by Protestants during Thirty Years' War; refounded at Walditz) * ''Tržek, see Litomyšl'' * Valdice, Walditz or Karthaus-Walditz Charterhouse (''Kartause Marienfeld'', later ''Mariae Himmelfahrt''),

Valdice Valdice (before 1950 Kartouzy-Valdice) is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Etymology Valdice was named after the nearby deer park (from German ''W ...

near Jičín (Bohemia) (1627–1782; settled by the displaced community from Štípa)

Denmark

* Asserbo Charterhouse, to the north of

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 51,916 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

(1162 or 1163–c. 1169; site abandoned) * Elvedgaard Charterhouse, Søndersø, island of Fyn (proposed 1475; not proceeded with because of insufficient endowment, and founded instead as a hospital of the Order of the Holy Ghost) * Glenstrup Charterhouse, Glenstrup, Mariagerfjord (Benedictine monks; Carthusian foundation here proposed c. 1428–30, but formally abandoned for lack of funds in 1446. The project was for a time under the management of the Bishop of Aarhus, and the proposed charterhouse here was also sometimes referred to as Aarhus Charterhouse).

France

La Grande Chartreuse Grande Chartreuse () is the head monastery of the Carthusian religious order. It is located in the Chartreuse Mountains, north of the city of Grenoble, in the commune of Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse (Isère), France. History Originally, the ch ...

Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse () is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It is located in the Chartreuse Mountains, to the north of the city of Grenoble. The Grande Chartreuse, the head m ...

near

Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...

(Isère), mother house of the Carthusian Order (extant since 1084: 1084–1792, 1816–1903, 1940– ) * Abbeville Charterhouse, also Thuison Charterhouse or Val-Saint-Honoré Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saint-Honoré de Thuison-lès-Abbeville'', ''Chartreuse Val-Saint-Honoré''),

Abbeville Abbeville (, vls, Abbekerke, pcd, Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of ...

(Somme) (1300–1791) * Aillon Charterhouse, also Mont-Sainte-Marie Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame d'Aillon'', ''Chartreuse Mont-Sainte-Marie''), in

Aillon-le-Jeune Aillon-le-Jeune (; Arpitan: ''Alyon-le-Joueno'') is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 433. Demographics See also *Communes of the Savoie department T ...

, Le Châtelard, (Savoie) (1178–1793) * Aix Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Sainte-Marthe d'Aix'') in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille ...

(Bouches-du-Rhône) (1623–1791) * Apponay Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame d'Apponay''), Rémilly (Nièvre)(1185–1790) * Arvière Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame d'Arvière''), Lochieu (Ain) (1132–1791) * Auray Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saint-Michel-du-Champ d'Auray''),

Auray Auray (; br, An Alre, or simply ) is a commune in the Morbihan department, administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France. Inhabitants of Auray are called ''Alréens'' (French) and ''Alreiz'' (Breton). Geography The city is surrounde ...

, Brech, (Morbihan) (1480–1791; built as a men's collegiate foundation soon after 1364; bought in 1810 by two priests for a school for deaf mutes) * Basseville Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame du Val-Saint-Jean, Basseville'') in Pousseaux (Nièvre) (1328–1791) * Bellary Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de l'Annonciation de la Sainte-Vierge''),

Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Demographics On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 499. See also *Communes of the Nièvre department *Mancini family The House of Mancini was t ...

, Donzy (Nièvre) (1209–1791) * ''Bellevue Charterhouse, Beauvoir Charterhouse or Belvezer Charterhouse, see Saïx'' * Bonlieu Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Bonlieu''), Bonlieu,

Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux () is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Jura department The following is a list of the 494 communes of the Jura d ...

(Jura) (1171–1791) * Bonnefoy Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Bonnefoy'') in Le Béage (Ardèche) (1156–1791) * Bonpas Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Bonpas'' or ''Bompas''), Caumont-sur-Durance (Vaucluse) (1318–1792; previously a house of the Knights Hospitallers from 1281) * Bordeaux Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Miséricorde''),

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectu ...

(Gironde) (1383–1460; 1605–1790) * Bosserville Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de l'Immaculée Conception, Bosserville''), Art-sur-Meurthe (Meurthe-et-Moselle) (1666–1792; noviciate house 1835–1901; exiled to Saxon 1901 and moved to Pleterje in 1903) * Bourbon-lès-Gaillon Charterhouse or Aubevoye Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Bourbon-lès-Gaillon'', ''Chartreuse d'Aubevoye'', ''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Bonne-Espérance''), Aubevoye near Gaillon (Eure) (1572–1791) * Bourgfontaine Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Fontaine-Notre-Dame de Bourgfontaine''), Pisseleux,

Villers-Cotterêts Villers-Cotterêts () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France, France. It is notable as the signing-place in 1539 of the '' Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts'' discontinuing the use of Latin in official French documents, and as t ...

(Aisne) (1325–1792) * La Boutillerie Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de la Boutillerie'', ''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs''),

Fleurbaix Fleurbaix (; vls, Vloerbeek) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village some northeast of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D176 and the D171 roads, at the ...

(Pas-de-Calais) (1618–1792) * Bouvante Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Bouvante'', ''Chartreuse du Val-Sainte-Marie''), Bouvante (Drôme) (1144–1791) * ''Bugey, see Saint-Sulpice'' * Cahors Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-du-Temple de Cahors''),

Cahors Cahors (; oc, Caors ) is a commune in the western part of Southern France. It is the smallest prefecture among the 13 departments that constitute the Occitanie Region. The main city of the Lot department and the historical center of the Que ...

(Lot) (1328–1791) * ''Carcassonne, see La Loubatiere'' * Chalais Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Chalais''), Voreppe (Isère) (Benedictines 1170–1303, Carthusians 1308–1791, Dominicans 1844–1901, Dominican Sisters from 1961) * Champmol Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinité de Champmol''),

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlie ...

(Côte-d'Or) (1383–1791) * ''La Correrie, see La Grande Chartreuse'' * Currières Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Currières''),

(Isère) (1296–1791; acted as the infirmary for the nearby Grande Chartreuse) * Douai Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saints-Joseph-et-Morand''),

Douai Douai (, , ,; pcd, Doï; nl, Dowaai; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, Dou ...

(Nord) (1654–1791) * Durbon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre Dame de Durbon''), Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne (Hautes-Alpes) (monks 1116–1791; nuns, originally from Bertaud, occupied the dependencies 1446–1601) * Les Écouges Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-des-Surveillants des Écouges''), Saint-Gervais, Vinay (Isère) (1116–1422) * Fontenay Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Fontenay''),

Beaune Beaune () is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and the center of Burgundy wine production and business. The annua ...

(Côte-d'Or) (1328–1791) * Fourvoirie in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, the order's distillery of chartreuse: built 1860; moved to Tarragona 1903, returned 1933; destroyed by a landslide in 1935, and re-established at

Voiron Voiron (; frp, Vouèron) is a commune (French municipality) in the ninth district of the Isère department in southeastern France. It is the capital of the canton of Voiron and has been part of the Grenoble-Alpes Métropole since 2010. Voiron i ...

, where it remains) * Le Glandier Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame du Glandier''),

Beyssac Beyssac (; oc, Baissac) is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France. Population Personalities Beyssac was the birthplace of Étienne Aubert (1282 or 1295–1362), who became pope as Pope Innocent VI, and of Suzanne Lacore � ...

(Corrèze) (1219–1791; 1869–1901) * ''Gosnay, see Val Saint-Esprit'' * Isles Charterhouse (''Chartreuse d'Isles''), near

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near ...

(possibly Isle Aumont) (1325–1428; moved to Troyes (La Prée)) * Koenigshoffen Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Mont-Sainte-Marie de Koenigshoffen''), Koenigshoffen, a district of

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label= Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label= Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the ...

(Bas-Rhin) (1355–1591; destroyed by Protestants; the community settled at Molsheim) * Largentière Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre Dame de la Pré'' or ''de la Prée''),

(Aube) (1325–1428 in Troyes (''Isles'' or Isle Aumont), 1428–1620 in Troyes (La Prée), 1620–1792 in Troyes (Largentière)) * Le Liget Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame et Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Liget''), Chemillé-sur-Indrois (Indre-et-Loire) (1178–1791) * La Loubatière Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de la Loubatière'', ''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Beaulieu''), Lacombe (Aude)(1320–1427) * Lugny Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Lugny''), Leuglay (Côte-d’Or) (1170–1791) * Lyon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-du-Lys-du-Saint-Esprit de Lyon''),

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

(Rhône) (1584–1791; between 1810 and 1901 the buildings accommodated the diocesan missionary society, known as the ''Société des Chartreux de Lyon'') * ''Macourt, see Valenciennes'' * Maillard Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Maillard''), Amillis (Seine-et-Marne) (1504–1509) * Marienfloss Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Marienfloss''), Marienfloss near Sierck (Moselle) (1415–1431) * ''Marly, see Valenciennes'' * Marseille Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Marseille''),

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

(Bouches-du-Rhône) (1633–1791) * Meyriat Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Meyriat''), Vieu-d'Izenave (Ain) (1116–1792) * Molsheim Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Molsheim''),

Molsheim Molsheim () is a commune and a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

(Bas-Rhin) (1600–1792; settled by the displaced community of Koenigshoffen). Now a museum: Musée de la Chartreuse * Mont-Dieu Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame du Mont-Dieu''), Le Mont-Dieu,

Raucourt Raucourt () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list of the 591 communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of France. The ...

(Ardennes) (1134–1791) * Montmerle Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Montmerle'', ''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-du-Val-Saint-Étienne''), formerly Montmerle Priory, Lescheroux (Ain) (Benedictines from 1070; Carthusians 1210–1792) * Montreuil Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-des-Prés'') Neuville-sous-Montreuil, Montreuil-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais) (1323–1791; 1870–1901, when exiled to Parkminster; buildings now occupied by the ''Famille monastique de Bethléem'') * Montrieux Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Montrieux''), Méounes-lès-Montrieux (Var) (extant) (1117–1790, 1861–1901, and 1929– ) * Mortemart Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Mortemart''), Mortemart, Mézières-sur-Issoire (Haute-Vienne) (1335–1413; thereafter Augustinians) * Mougères Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-de-Pitié de Mougères''), Caux (Hérault) (1825–1901, 1936–1977; thereafter Dominicans) * Moulins Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saint-Joseph de Moulins'') in Moulins (Allier) (1623–1790) * Nancy Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Sainte-Anne de Nancy''),

Laxou Laxou () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. It is a suburb, adjacent to the west of Nancy. 2002 125cc motorcycle world champion Arnaud Vincent was born here. Population See also * Communes of the Meurt ...

, Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) (1632–1666; transferred to Bosserville) * Nantes Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saints-Donatien-et-Rogatien de Nantes'') in

Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...

(Loire-Atlantique) (1446–1791) * Noyon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Mont-Saint-Louis'', ''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Mont-Renaud''), Passel, Noyon (Oise) (1308–1791) * Oiron Charterhouse otherwise Oyron Charterhouse (''Chartreuse d'Oyron'' or ''d'Oiron''),

Oiron Oiron () is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Plaine-et-Vallées.

(Deux-Sèvres) (1396–1446) * Orléans Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saint-Lazare''),

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Saint-Denis-d'Orques Saint-Denis-d'Orques () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of Fr ...

(Sarthe) (1236–1791) * ''Paris, see Vauvert'' * ''Passel, see Noyon'' * Petit Quevilly,

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the region of Normandy and the department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, the population ...

(Seine-Maritime): ** ''Chartreuse Notre Dame de la Rose'' (1384–1682; transferred to St. Julien) ** ''Chartreuse Saint Julien'' (1667–1791; leper hospital from before 1183; Benedictine monks from 1600; Carthusians from 1667) * Pierre-Châtel Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Pierre-Châtel''), Virignin (Ain) (1384–1791) * ''Le Pin, see La Sylve-Bénite'' * Pomier Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Pomier''), Pomier, Présilly (Haute-Savoie) (1170–1793) * Port-Sainte-Marie Charterhouse (''Chartreuse du Port-Sainte-Marie''), Chapdes-Beaufort,

Pontgibaud Pontgibaud () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme départment in Auvergne in central France. It is located in the Massif Central region of France on the banks of the river Sioule. The area around the town was historically known for silver and le ...

(Puy-de-Dôme) (1219–1792) * Portes Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Portes''), Bénonces (Ain) (extant; 1115–1791; 1855–1901 (exiled to Saxon); 1971–today) * La Prée (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de la Prée''),

(1325–1428 in Isles, 1428–1620 in Troyes (La Prée), 1620–1792 in Troyes (Largentière)) * Le Puy Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Charensac''), Brives-Charensac,

Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay (, literally ''Le Puy in Velay''; oc, Lo Puèi de Velai ) is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Located near the river Loire, the city is famous for its c ...

(Haute-Loire) (1628–1791) * Le Reposoir Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame du Reposoir''), Le Reposoir (Haute-Savoie) (1151–1793, 1846–1855, 1860–1901; exiled to Loèche; Carmelites since 1932) * Rettel Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saint-Sixte de Rettel''), Rettel, Sierck (Moselle) (1431–1792) * Ripaille Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saints-Maurice-et-Lazare et Annonciade de Ripaille''),

Thonon-les-Bains Thonon-les-Bains (; frp, Tonon), often simply referred to as Thonon, is a subprefecture of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. In 2018, the commune had a population of 35,241. Thonon-les-Bains ...

(Haute-Savoie) (1624–1793) * Rodez Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame d’Aveyron''),

Rodez Rodez ( or ; oc, Rodés, ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat of th ...

Aveyron Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitan ...

(1511–1791) * Romans Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Romans''), Romans (Drôme) (1791–1813; the monks of Val-Sainte-Marie, Bouvantes, took refuge here during the Revolution) * Saint-Sulpice Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saint-Sulpice en Bugey''), Thézillieu (Ain) (1120–1130; opted to become Cistercian, and settled from Pontigny) * Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez''),

Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate ...

(Loire) (1280–1792) * Saïx Charterhouse, otherwise Bellevue Charterhouse, Beauvoir Charterhouse or Belvezer Charterhouse (''Chartreuise de Saïx'', ''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-de-Bellevue de Saïx''), Saïx, Castres (Tarn) (1361–1567; 1647–1791) * Seillon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Seillon''), Péronnas (Ain) (Carthusians to 1169; Franciscans 1178–1792) * Sélignac Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Sélignac'' or ''Chartreuse du Val-Saint-Martin de Sélignac''), Simandre-sur-Suran (Ain) (1202–1792 and 1929–2001; continues to operate as a lay house, Maison St Bruno, within the Order) * La Sylve-Bénite Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de la Sylve-Bénite''), Le Pin,

Virieu Virieu (), also Virieu-sur-Bourbre (, literally ''Virieu on Bourbre''), is a former commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-de-Virieu.Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and fr ...

(Haute-Garonne) (1569–1791; today a parish church) * ''Troyes, see Isles, La Prée and Largentière'' * Val Saint-Esprit Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Val Saint Esprit''),

Gosnay Gosnay () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A former coal-mining town, now a light industrial and farming village, situated some southwest of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the ...

Béthune Béthune ( ; archaic and ''Bethwyn'' historically in English) is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department. Geography Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated south-east of Calais, ...

(Pas-de-Calais) (1329–1791) (double monastery with Mont Sainte-Marie in Gosnay) * Val Saint-Georges Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Val Saint-Georges''),

Pouques-Lormes Pouques-Lormes () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Demographics On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 158. See also *Communes of the Nièvre department *Parc naturel régional du Morvan Morvan Regional Nat ...

(Nièvre) (1234–1792) * Val Saint-Hugon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Val Saint-Hugon''), Arvillard, La Rochette (Savoie) (1172–1793; today a Buddhist centre) * Val Saint-Pierre Charterhouse (''Chartreuse du Val Saint-Pierre''), Braye-en-Thiérache (Aisne) (1140–1791) * Val Sainte-Aldegonde Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Val Sainte-Aldegonde''), Longuenesse (Pas-de-Calais) (1298–1791) * ''Chartreuse du Val-de-Bénédiction'' in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (Gard) (1356–1792) * Val-Dieu Charterhouse (''Chartreuse du Val-Dieu''), Feings (Orne) (1170–1791) * Valbonne Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Valbonne'') in

Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson (; oc, Sent Paulet de Caisson) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gard department This is a list of the 351 communes of the Gard department of France. The ...

(Gard) (1203-1792; Protestant 1836–1901) * Valenciennes Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Valenciennes''),

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...

(Nord) (1288 in Val St. Paul; moved to Valenciennes 1293; moved to Macourt-lez-Marly ?–1794) * Vallon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Vallon''), Bellevaux (Haute-Savoie) (1138-1628; moved to Ripaille) * Valprofonde Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Valprofonde''), Béon (Yonne) (1301–1791) * Vauclaire Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Vauclaire''), Montignac, Montpon-Ménestérol (Dordogne) (1328–1790, 1858–1901) * Vaucluse Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Vaucluse''), Onoz (Jura) (1125 or 1139 -1791) * Vauvert Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Vauvert'') in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...

(founded 1257 in Gentilly; moved 1258 to the site of the abandoned '' Château de Vauvert'', adjacent to the site of the present Jardin du Luxembourg; dissolved 1792) * La Verne Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de la Verne''), Collobrières (Var) (1170–1791; from 1983 Congregation of Bethlehem) * Villefranche Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saint-Sauveur de Villefranche''),

Villefranche-de-Rouergue Villefranche-de-Rouergue (; oc, Vilafranca de Roergue ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Villefranche-de-Rouergue station has rail connections to Toulouse, Figeac and Aurillac. History At the end of the Albigens ...

(Aveyron) (1450–1791) * ''Voiron (distillery), see Fourvoirie''

Germany

* Ahrensbök Charterhouse (''Kartause Marientempel'' or ''Templum Beatae Mariae''), Ahrensbök near

Lübeck Lübeck (; Low German also ), officially the Hanseatic City of Lübeck (german: Hansestadt Lübeck), is a city in Northern Germany. With around 217,000 inhabitants, Lübeck is the second-largest city on the German Baltic coast and in the state ...

(Schleswig-Holstein) (1397–1564) * Astheim Charterhouse (''Kartause Marienbrück''), Astheim near Volkach (Bavaria) (1408–1803) *

Buxheim Charterhouse Buxheim Charterhouse (german: Reichskartause Buxheim) was formerly a monastery of the Carthusians (the largest charterhouse in GermanyKlöster in Bayern: Buxheim) and is now a monastery of the Salesians. It is situated in Buxheim near Memmingen i ...

(''Kartause Maria Saal''),

Buxheim Buxheim is a municipality in the district of Eichstätt in Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest ...

(Bavaria) (1402–1803; the only Imperial charterhouse 'Reichskartause'' previously a men's collegiate foundation, 1100–1402; from 1926, Salesians) * Christgarten Charterhouse (''Kartause Christgarten''), Ederheim near

Nördlingen Nördlingen (; Swabian: ''Nearle'' or ''Nearleng'') is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674. It is located approximately east of Stuttgart, and northwest of Munich. It wa ...

(Bavaria) (1384–1552; 1631–1648) *

Cologne Charterhouse Cologne Charterhouse (german: Kölner Kartause) was a Carthusian monastery or charterhouse established in the Severinsviertel district, in the present Altstadt-Süd, of Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1334, the monastery developed into the largest ...

(''Kartause Sankt Barbara''),

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

(North Rhine-Westphalia) (1334–1794; the church is now St. Barbara's Evangelical parish church) * Eisenach Charterhouse (''Kartause Sankt Elisabeth von Krimmelbach''),

Eisenach Eisenach () is a town in Thuringia, Germany with 42,000 inhabitants, located west of Erfurt, southeast of Kassel and northeast of Frankfurt. It is the main urban centre of western Thuringia and bordering northeastern Hessian regions, situat ...

(Thuringia) (1378–1525; now Kartausgarten) * Engelgarten Charterhouse, also known as Würzburg Charterhouse (''Kartause Engelgarten''),

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzburg ...

(Bavaria) (1348/52–1803) * Eppenberg Charterhouse, also known as Vogelsberg Charterhouse (''Kartause Sancti Johannis Baptistae''), Gensungen in Felsberg (Hesse) (1440–1532/1586; previously Premonstratensian canonesses, c. 1217–1438) * Erfurt Charterhouse (''Kartause Sankt Salvatorberg''),

Erfurt Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits in ...

(Thuringia) (1371–1802) * ''Flüren, see Wesel'' * Frankfurt Charterhouse (''Kartause Barmherzigkeit Gottes''), Frankfurt an der Oder (Brandenburg) (1396–1568) * Freiburg Charterhouse (''Kartause Sankt Johannisberg''),

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of about 230,000 (as o ...

(Baden-Württemberg) (1346–1782) *

Grünau Charterhouse Grünau Charterhouse (German: ''Kloster'' or ''Kartause Grünau'') is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in Schollbrunn in Bavaria, Germany. It was the first Carthusian monastery in Franconia and in today's Bavaria. Geography The cha ...

(''Kartause Neuzelle''),

Schollbrunn Schollbrunn is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the '' Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (Administrative Community) of Kreuzwertheim. It has a ...

near

Hasloch Hasloch is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' of Kreuzwertheim. Hasloch has a population close to 1,400. ...

(Bavaria) (c. 1328–1557, 1629–1802) * Güterstein Charterhouse (''Kartause Güterstein''), Güterstein near

Bad Urach Bad Urach () is a town in the district of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 14 km east of Reutlingen, at the foot of the Swabian ''Alb'' (or Swabian Alps in English), and is known for its spa and therapeutic bath. N ...

(Baden-Württemberg) (1439–1535; previously a Cistercian priory and a Benedictine priory) * Hildesheim Charterhouse (''Kartause Marienkloster''),

Hildesheim Hildesheim (; nds, Hilmessen, Hilmssen; la, Hildesia) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany with 101,693 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim, about southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of the ...

(Lower Saxony) (1387–1777) * Ilmbach Charterhouse (''Kartause Mariengarten''), Prichsenstadt (Bavaria) (1453–1803) * ''Kiedrich, see Mainz'' * Koblenz Charterhouse (''Kartause Sankt Beatusberg''),

Koblenz Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman military post by Drusus around 8 B.C. Its nam ...

(Rhineland-Palatinate) (1331–1802) * Konradsburg Charterhouse (''Kartause Mariæ Verkündigung''),

Konradsburg The Konradsburg is a former castle, monastery and manor house near Ermsleben in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. Castle Konradsburg was first mentioned in 1021 and was originally built to protect the imperial demesne ('' Reichsgut'') ...

near

Ermsleben Falkenstein/Harz is a town in the Harz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was created in 2002 by merging the town of Ermsleben with the former municipalities of Endorf, Meisdorf, Neuplatendorf, Pansfelde, Reinstedt und Wieserode. The new co ...

(Saxony-Anhalt) (1477–1525; previously Benedictine monks) * Konz Charterhouse (''Kartause Sankt Bruno''), Karthaus, Konz, formerly known as Merzlich (Rhineland-Palatinate) (1680–1802; settled by the displaced community of St. Alban's Charterhouse, Trier) * Mainz Charterhouse (''Kartause Peterstal'', later ''Kartause Michelsberg''), on the Sankt-Michaelsberg,

Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-west, with Ma ...

(Rhineland-Palatinate) (founded 1308 in the ''Tal Neuhaus'' or ''Peterstal'' in Kiedrich; moved to Mainz 1324; dissolved 1781) * Maria Hain Charterhouse (''Kartause Maria Hain''), Unterrath near

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in ...

(North Rhine-Westphalia) (founded 1869; moved to Bad Wurzach in 1964 as Marienau Charterhouse) * Marienau Charterhouse near Bad Wurzach (Baden-Württemberg) (extant since 1964, when the community from Hain settled here) * Marienburg Charterhouse (''Kartause Marienburg''), Weddern in the parish of

Dülmen Dülmen () is a town in the district of Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Dülmen is situated in the south part of the Münsterland area, between the Lippe river to the south, the Baumberge hills to the north and the Ems r ...

(North Rhine-Westphalia) (1476–1802) * Marienehe Charterhouse (''Kartause Marienehe''),

Rostock Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state ...

(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) (1396–1552) * Marienkron Charterhouse (''Kartause Marienkron'') near Rügenwalde (founded 1394 in Körlin; from 1407 in Rügenwalde; dissolved 1534) * Martinstal Charterhouse (''Kartause Jesu Christi Verklärung am Martinstal''),

Crimmitschau Crimmitschau () is a town in the district of Zwickau in Saxony, Germany. Geography Crimmitschau lies on the river Pleiße in the northern foothills of the Erzgebirge. Neighboring municipalities Adjacent communities include: Zwickau, Dennherit ...

near Neukirchen,

Zwickau Zwickau (; is, with around 87,500 inhabitants (2020), the fourth-largest city of Saxony after Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz and it is the seat of the Zwickau District. The West Saxon city is situated in the valley of the Zwickau Mulde (German: ' ...

(Saxony) (1478–1527; formerly a canonry, ruined by the Hussites in 1430) * ''Nördlingen, see Christgarten'' * Nuremberg Charterhouse (''Kartause Marienzell''),

Nuremberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...

(Bavaria) (1380–1525; today part of the

Germanisches Nationalmuseum The Germanisches National Museum is a museum in Nuremberg, Germany. Founded in 1852, it houses a large collection of items relating to German culture and art extending from prehistoric times through to the present day. The Germanisches National ...

) * Prüll Charterhouse (''Kartause Sankt Veit''), Prüll in

Regensburg Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the ...

(Bavaria) (1483–1803) * ''Regensburg, see Prüll'' * ''Rostock, see Marienehe'' * Trier Charterhouse (''Kartause Sankt Alban''),

Trier Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the ...

(Rhineland-Palatinate) (1331–1674; moved to Merzlich, now known as Konz-Karthaus) *

Tückelhausen Charterhouse Tückelhausen Charterhouse (german: Kartause or ''Kloster Tückelhausen'') is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in Ochsenfurt in Bavaria, Germany. History The monastery, dedicated to Saints Lambert, John the Baptist and George, wa ...

(''Kartause Heilszelle''), Ochsenfurt (Bavaria) (1351–1803) * ''Vogelberg or Vogelsberg, see Eppenberg'' *

Vogelsang Charterhouse Vogelsang Charterhouse (german: Kartause zum Vogelsang bei Jülich; la, Domus compassionis Beatae Mariae in Cantavio prope Iuliacum) was a Carthusian monastery or charterhouse near Jülich in the present North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, founded ...

(''Kartause Mariae Mitleiden''), near

Jülich Jülich (; in old spellings also known as ''Guelich'' or ''Gülich'', nl, Gulik, french: Juliers, Ripuarian: ''Jöllesch'') is a town in the district of Düren, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. As a border region betw ...

(North Rhine-Westphalia) (1478–1802) * Wesel Charterhouse (''Kartause Insula Reginae Coeli''), Gravinsel in Flüren, between

Wesel Wesel () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district. Geography Wesel is situated at the confluence of the Lippe River and the Rhine. Division of the city Suburbs of Wesel include Lackhausen, Obrigho ...

and Büderich,

(North Rhine-Westphalia) (1417–1590; the community eventually settled a new charterhouse in Xanten, in 1623) * ''Würzburg, see Engelgarten'' * Xanten Charterhouse (''Kartause Insula Reginae Coeli''),

Xanten Xanten (, Low Rhenish: ''Santen'') is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the district of Wesel. Xanten is known for the Archaeological Park, one of the largest archaeological open air museums in the wo ...

(North Rhine-Westphalia) (settled by displaced community from Wesel 1623; dissolved 1802)

Hungary

* Ercsi Charterhouse, at Ercsi, island of Csepel (1238–1253; formerly a Benedictine abbey, founded end of the 12th century; buildings given to Cistercians 1253) * Lővőld Charterhouse (St. Michael's Valley), at Varoslőd, near

Lake Balaton Lake Balaton () is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and ...

(1347–1552) * Tárkány or Felsőtárkány Charterhouse, at Felsőtárkány near

Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque bui ...

(1330–1543)

Ireland

* Kinalehin Charterhouse, also Kinaleghin Charterhouse ("House of God"), near Abbey, in the parish of

Duniry Duniry is a small village between Tynagh and Abbey, in County Galway, Ireland. Nearby is the townland of Limehill, the south of which has a bog. Duniry's most noted landmark was Egan's castle, now derelict; it flourished from 1450 to 1600 and ...

(Co. Galway), diocese of Clonfert ( 249 x 1256��1341; house surrendered to the bishop of Clonfert and granted in 1371 to the Friars Minor or Franciscans, and from then on known as Kinalehin Friary

Italy

* Albenga Charterhouse or Toirano Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Pietro dei Monti di Toirano'' or ''Certosa di Monte San Pietro''), Albenga (Savona) (1315–1799; previously a Benedictine monastery, San Pietro dei Monti, united in 1315 to Casotto Charterhouse; became autonomous c.1320; transferred to buildings further down the same valley in 1495) * ''Allerengelberg, see Schnals'' * Asti Charterhouse (''Certosa d'Asti''),

Asti Asti ( , , ; pms, Ast ) is a '' comune'' of 74,348 inhabitants (1-1-2021) located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and it is deeme ...

(1387–1801; previously a

Vallombrosan The Vallombrosians (alternately spelled Vallombrosans, Vallumbrosians or Vallumbrosans) are a monastic religious order in the Catholic Church. They are named after the location of their motherhouse founded in Vallombrosa ( la, Vallis umbrosa, sha ...

monastery) * Avigliana Charterhouse (''Certosa della Santa Trinità di Avigliana''),

Avigliana Avigliana (Piedmontese: ''Vijan-a'' ; French : ''Veillane'') is a town and '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region or Italy, with 12,480 inhabitants as of January 1, 2017. It lies about west of Turin ...

(1598–1630; originally a house of the Humiliati; given to the Carthusians of Banda in 1595, whose community moved here in 1598; requisitioned and destroyed for military purposes in 1630, and the community transferred temporarily to Montebenedetto; given Collegno Charterhouse as a replacement for Avigliana in 1642) * Banda Charterhouse (''Certosa di Banda''),

Villar Focchiardo Villar Focchiardo is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km west of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important ...

(Val di Susa (Piedmont) (1498–1598; settled by the displaced community from Montebenedetto Charterhouse; moved to

) * Belriguardo Charterhouse (''Certosa della Purificazione di Maria''),

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...

(1345–1636) * Bologna Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Girolamo di Bologna''),

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different na ...

(1334–1804) * ''Calci, see Pisa'' * Capri Charterhouse ('' Certosa di San Giacomo''),

Capri Capri ( , ; ; ) is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy. The main town of Capri that is located on the island shares the name. It has be ...

(1370–1808) * Casotto Charterhouse (''Certosa di Santa Maria di Casotto''),

Garessio Garessio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. The former Savoy family palace, the Reggia di Val Casotto is located within the town li ...

(Asti) (1170 or 1183–1802) * Catania Charterhouse (''Certosa Dominae Nostrae Novae Lucis''),

Catania Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also b ...

Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographi ...

(1360–1381) * Cervara Abbey or La Cervara (''Abbazia della Cervara'', ''Abbazia di San Girolamo al Monte di Portofino''),

Santa Margherita Ligure Santa Margherita Ligure ( lij, Santa Margaita) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa, in the area traditionally known as Tigullio. It has a port, used fo ...

(1901–1936; a former Benedictine abbey converted to a college of the Somaschi Fathers, the ''Collegio di San Girolamo'', used as a house of refuge for the exiled French communities from Montrieux and Mougères) * Chiaramonte Charterhouse (''Certosa di Chiaramonte'', ''Certosa della Valle di San Nicolò''),

Chiaramonte The Chiaramonte are a noble family of Sicily. They became the most powerful and wealthy family in Sicily. In the 13th century the marriage of Manfredi Chiaramonte to Isabella Mosca, united the two Sicilian counties of Modica and Ragusa. Arou ...

(1392–1808) * Collegno Charterhouse (''Certosa dell'Annunciazione di Collegno''),

Collegno Collegno (; pms, Colegn ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin. It occupies an alluvial plain at the end of the Val di Susa, between Rivoli and Turin, at ...

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

(1642–1855; settled by the displaced community of Avigliana from temporary accommodation at Montebenedetto; after 1855, the community remained together at La Safforona, until dispersed in 1863) * Farneta Charterhouse (''Certosa di Farneta''),

Lucca Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957. Lucca is known as one ...

(extant since 1338) *

Ferrara Charterhouse Ferrara Charterhouse ( it, Certosa di Ferrara), of which the present Church of San Cristoforo alla Certosa was previously the monastic church, is a former charterhouse or Carthusian monastery built in Renaissance style, located on Piazza Borso 50 i ...

(''Certosa San Cristoforo''),

Ferrara Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...

(1452–1801) *

Florence Charterhouse Florence Charterhouse (''Certosa di Firenze'' or ''Certosa del Galluzzo'') is a charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery, located in the Florence suburb of Galluzzo, in central Italy. The building is a walled complex located on Monte Acuto, at the ...

(''Certosa di Firenze'' or ''Certosa San Lorenzo del Galluzzo''),

Galluzzo Galluzzo is part of quartiere 3 of the Italian city of Florence, Italy, located in the southern extremity of the Florentine commune. It is known for the celebrated Carthusian monastery, the Galluzzo or Florence Charterhouse (''Certosa di Firenz ...

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Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...

(founded 1345, dissolved as a charterhouse in the 1960s; from the 1960s onwards occupied by Cistercian monks) * ''Galluzzo, see Florence'' *

Garegnano Charterhouse Garegnano Charterhouse, also known as Milan Charterhouse ( it, Certosa di Garegnano or ''Certosa di Milano'') is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, located on the outskirts of Milan, Italy, in the Garegnano district. It now houses a ...

(''Certosa di Garegnano''),

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ...

(1349–1779) * Genoa Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Bartolommeo di Genova''),

Rivarolo Ligure Rivarolo Ligure is a quarter in the north side of the city of Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's ad ...

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...

(1297–1798) * Gorgona Charterhouse (''Certosa di Santa Maria e San Gorgonio di Gorgona''), island of Gorgona (Livorno) (1373–1425; abandoned in 1425, and community united with that of Pisa; sold in 1776) * Guglionesi Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Giovanni Battista e della Porta del Paradiso di Guglionesi'', or ''Charterhouse of St. John the Baptist and the Gate of Paradise''),

Guglionesi Guglionesi (; local dialect: or ) is a town and ''comune'' in Molise, southern Italy, about from Campobasso. History Founded in the 5th century BC, at the time it was known as ''Uscosium'' or ''Usconium'' and together with Pescara, Ortona, ...

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Termoli Termoli ( Molisano: ''Térmëlë'') is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south Adriatic coast of Italy, in the province of Campobasso, region of Molise. It has a population of around 32,000, having expanded quickly after World War II, ...

(Campobasso) (1338–1420; united to Naples) * Losa Charterhouse (''Certosa della Losa''), Losa in

Gravere Gravere (french: Gravière) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin. Until 1713, it was the first commune in the Val di Susa in the Duchy of Savoy The Duc ...

Susa Valley The Susa Valley ( it, Val di Susa; pms, Valsusa; french: Val de Suse; oc, Val d'Ors) is a valley in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont region of northern Italy, located between the Graian Alps in the north and the Cottian Alps in the so ...

, Piedmont (1189–1197; community moved to

Montebenedetto Charterhouse Montebenedetto Charterhouse ( it, Certosa di Montebenedetto) is a former Carthusian monastery (or charterhouse) in the Val di Susa in Piedmont, Northern Italy. History In 1189-91 the Carthusians founded Losa Charterhouse (''Certosa della Losa'') ...

) * Maggiano Charterhouse (''Certosa di Maggiano''),

(1314–1785) * Mantua Charterhouse (''Certosa della Santa Trinità di Mantova''),

Mantua Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and '' comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture. In 2017, it was named as the Eur ...

(1408–1782) * ''Milan, see Garegnano'' * Monbracco Charterhouse (''Certosa di Monbracco''; also Mombracco or Montebracco) (1282–1303, established as a men's house under the short-lived women's charterhouse at Belmonte di Busca; 1325–1642 as an independent monastery; ruined by war and plague; its assets were given to Collegno) * Monte Oliveto,

Pinerolo Pinerolo (; pms, Pinareul ; french: Pignerol; oc, Pineròl) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, northwestern Italy, southwest of Turin on the river Chisone. The Lemina torrent has its source at the boundary b ...

(Turin) (1903–1904;

Olivetan The Olivetans, formally known as the Order of Our Lady of Mount Olivet, are a monastic order. They were founded in 1313 and recognised in 1344. They use the Rule of Saint Benedict and are a member of the Benedictine Confederation, where they are ...

monastery; house of refuge for the exiled French community of La Grande Chartreuse, previously at Rosière; moved on to Farneta) * ''Monte San Pietro, see Albenga'' * Montello Charterhouse (''Certosa di Santa Maria e San Girolamo di Montello''), Montebelluna (Treviso) (1349–1810) *

(''Certosa di Montebenedetto''),

, Piedmont (1197–1498, settled by the displaced community from Losa, and moved to Banda Charterhouse; 1630–1642, settled by the displaced community from Avigliana until the completion of the new monastery at

) * Naples Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Martino''), in the

Castel Sant'Elmo Castel Sant'Elmo is a medieval fortress located on Vomero Hill adjacent to the Certosa di San Martino, overlooking Naples, Italy. The name "Sant'Elmo" derives from a former 10th-century church dedicated to Sant'Erasmo, shortened to "Ermo" and, ...

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adm ...

(1325–1800; 1836–1921) * Padua Charterhouse (''Certosa dei Santi Girolamo e Bernardo di Padova''),

Padua Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

1448–1534; moved to Vigodarzere (1534–1768) * Padula Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Lorenzo di Padula''),

Marsico Nuovo Marsico Nuovo ( Lucano: ) is a town and '' comune'' of the province of Potenza in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. It was the seat of the bishops of Grumentum. It is an agricultural centre in the Agri river valley. History The city's ...

(Salerno) (1306–1807; 1819–1866) * ''Paradigna, see Parma'' * Parma Charterhouse (''Certosa di Parma'', ''Certosa di Paradigna'' or ''Certosa di Maria della Schola Dei''),

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second m ...

(1285–1769) * Pavia Charterhouse (''Certosa di Santa Maria delle Grazie di Pavia''),

Pavia Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the ...

(1396–1782; 1843–1881; 1931–1947) * Pesio Charterhouse (''Certosa di Pesio''), Chiusa di Pesio, Piedmont (1173–1802) * Pinerolo Charterhouse (''Certosa di Santa Brigitta di Pinerolo''),

(Turin) (1418–19; project abandoned on death of the founder) *

Pisa Charterhouse Pisa Charterhouse (Calci Charterhouse) is a former Carthusian monastery, and is the home of the Pisa Museum of Natural History. It is 10 km outside Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. The monastery is noted for the fresco of the ''Last Supper'', by Bern ...

or Calci Charterhouse (''Certosa di Pisa'', also ''Certosa di Calci''), Val Graziosa,

Pisa Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the ci ...

(1367–1808, 1814–1969) * Pontignano Charterhouse (''Certosa di Pontignano'' or ''di San Pietro''),

Castelnuovo Berardenga Castelnuovo Berardenga is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about east of Siena. Since 1932 it has been included in the Chianti wine-production area. T ...

, near

(1343–1785) * ''Rivarolo, see Genoa'' *

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus ( legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

: **''Certosa della Santa Croce di Gerusalemme'' or ''Santa Croce in Urbe'' (1363–1561; moved to Santa Marìa dei Angeli) ** ''Certosa di Santa Maria degli Angeli'' (1561–1884) * ''La Safforona, see Collegno'' * Savona Charterhouse (''Certosa di Santa Maria di Loreto di Savona''),

Savona Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italy, Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea. Savona used to be one of the chie ...

(1492–1801) * Schnals Charterhouse (''Kartause Allerengelberg''), Schnals in

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

(1325–1782) * Serra San Bruno Charterhouse (''Certosa Serra San Bruno''), formerly San Stefano del Bosco, Serra San Bruno (Catanzaro) (1090–1197; 1197–1514, Cistercians; 1514–1808 ; resettled in 1856, still extant) * ''Toirano, see Albenga'' * Trisulti Charterhouse (''Certosa di Trisulti''), Collepardo near

Frosinone Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the ...

(1204–1946) * Turin, see Collegno * Val Graziosa, see Pisa * Vedana Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Marco di Vedana''), Mas di Sedico, later Sedico itself (Belluno) (1456–1768, community of Carthusian monks, established in a former hospice and suppressed in 1768 by the

Republic of Venice The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia ...

; re-established as a community of monks 1882–1977; 1977–1994, nuns from San Francesco; 1998–, nuns from Riva: see below under women's foundations) * Venice Charterhouse (''Certosa di Sant'Andrea del Lido di Venezia''),

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

(1422–1810) * ''Vigodarzere, see Padua''

Netherlands

* Amsterdam Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Andries-ter-Zaliger-Haven''),

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

(c. 1392/93–1579) * ''Bethlehem Charterhouse, see Roermond'' * Cadzand Charterhouse (''Kartuize Cadzand''), island of Cadzand, Oostburg: charterhouse proposed by charter of

King Edward III of England Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring ro ...

in 1364, but not proceeded with * Delft Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Bartolomaeusdal in Jerusalem''),

Delft Delft () is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, and The Hague, to the northwest. Together with them, it is part of both the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolita ...

(1470–1572) * ''Hertogenbosch Charterhouse, see Vught'' * Holland Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Joseph van Holland''),

Tubbergen Tubbergen (; Tweants: ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Geography The following population centres can be found in Tubbergen: Politics As of the 2018 municipal election, the 19-seat municipal council of Tubbergen is co ...

Overijssel Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the Episcopal principality of U ...

(1951–61) * Kampen Charterhouse or Sonnenberg Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Maarten op de Sonnenberg''), Oosterholt in

IJsselmuiden IJsselmuiden is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Kampen, northeast of that city across the river IJssel. IJsselmuiden was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Kampen. IJsselm ...

, Kampen (1485–1581) * Monnikhuisen Charterhouse (''Kartuize Beatae Mariae''),

Arnhem Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both ban ...

(c. 1335/42–c. 1585) * Noordgouwe Charterhouse or Mount Zion Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sionsberg'') near

Schouwen-Duiveland Schouwen-Duiveland () is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands province of Zeeland. The municipality has 33,737 inhabitants (1 January 2016) and covers an area of (of which is water). The northside of the island has two fi ...

on the Zierikzee (1433/34–1578) * Raamsdonk Charterhouse (''Het Hollandse Huis''),

Raamsdonk Raamsdonk is a village in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Geertruidenberg, about 15 km northeast of Breda. Toponymy Raamsdonk (as "Dunc") is mentioned for the first time in 1253 as ''Ramesd ...

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Geertruidenberg Geertruidenberg () is a city and municipality in the province North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands. The city, named after Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, received city rights in 1213 from the count of Holland. The fortified city prospered un ...

(1336–1573) * Roermond Charterhouse (''Kartuize Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe van Bethlehem'' or ''Bethlehem Mariae''),

Roermond Roermond (; li, Remunj or ) is a city, municipality, and diocese in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. Roermond is a historically important town on the lower Roer on the east bank of the river Meuse. It received town rights in 1231. Ro ...

(1376–1783) * Utrecht Charterhouse (''Kartuize Nieuwlicht'' or ''Nova Lux''; also ''Kartuize Sint Salvator''), in Bloemendaal,

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...

(1391–1583) * Vught Charterhouse or s'Hertogenbosch Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Sophie te Constantinopel''),

Vught Vught () is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, and lies just south of the industrial and administrative centre of 's-Hertogenbosch. Many commuters live in the municipality, and the town of Vught was once named "Best place to liv ...

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's-Hertogenbosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of ...

(1466–1640)

Poland

* Gidle Charterhouse, near

Częstochowa Częstochowa ( , ; german: Tschenstochau, Czenstochau; la, Czanstochova) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (adm ...

(1641–1819) * Grabow Charterhouse, near

Stettin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

(1360–1538) * Kartuzy Charterhouse in Kartuzy, west of

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

(1380–1826) ''Karthaus Marienparadies'' * Kraków Charterhouse, Krakow: arrangements for this foundation were made in 1479 but the project was abandoned * Liegnitz Charterhouse,

Legnica Legnica (Polish: ; german: Liegnitz, szl, Lignica, cz, Lehnice, la, Lignitium) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River (left tributary of the Oder) and the Czarna Woda. Between 1 June 197 ...

(Liegnitz) in

Lower Silesia Lower Silesia ( pl, Dolny Śląsk; cz, Dolní Slezsko; german: Niederschlesien; szl, Dolny Ślōnsk; hsb, Delnja Šleska; dsb, Dolna Šlazyńska; Silesian German: ''Niederschläsing''; la, Silesia Inferior) is the northwestern part of the ...

(1423–1548) * Połaniec Charterhouse, Połaniec: proposed 1425 but not proceeded with * Przemyśl Charterhouse, Przemyśl: proposed 1602 but not proceeded with * Schivelbein Charterhouse, Swidwin (Schivelbein) in Pomerania(suppressed during the Reformation)

Portugal

* Cartuxa Santa María de Scala Coeli (Escada do Céu) in Évora (1587–2019, when the last four monks moved to Spanish monasteries; the buildings have since been occupied by the women's order of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará) * Lisbon Charterhouse or Laveiras Charterhouse (''Cartuxa Santa María de Valle Misericordiae''), Laveiras, Lisbon (1594–1833; moved from Lisbon to Laveiras in 1598)

Romania

* Oradea Charterhouse (St. Stephen's Charterhouse), at Oradea (also known as Grosswardein and Nagyvárad) (1494–1498; formerly a Premonstratensian canonry; royal foundation suppressed by the local bishop for the sake of its assets)

Slovakia

* Lechnica Charterhouse, also Červený Kláštor (monastery), Červený Kláštor ("Red Monastery"), at Lechnica (Carthusians 1320–1563; Camaldolese 1711–1782) * Letanovce Charterhouse, otherwise Lethenkow Charterhouse (also known as ''Kláštorisko'' or ''Lapis Refugii'') at Letanovce, otherwise Lethenkow (1299–1543)

Slovenia

* Freudental Charterhouse (''Kartuzijanski samostan Bistra'') in Bistra, Vrhnika, Bistra near Vrhnika (1255–1782) * Geirach Charterhouse (''Kartuzijanski samostan Jurklošter'') at Jurklošter (1169–1189; 1209–1591) * Pleterje Charterhouse (''Kartuzijanski samostan Pleterje'') near Šentjernej (1403–1593; re-founded 1889; extant) * Seiz Charterhouse (''Kartuzijanski samostan Žiče'') near Slovenske Konjice (founded 1155–1165; dissolved 1782)

Spain

* Aniago Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Aniago''), Aniago, Villanueva de Douro, Valladolid (Castile) (1442–1808; 1815–1835) * Charterhouse of the Annunciation (''Cartuja de la Annonciade''), at Micer Bas near Valencia, Spain, Valencia (1442–45; unsuccessful foundation from nearby Porta Coeli Charterhouse, Porta Coeli) * Ara Christi Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Ara Christi''), El Puig, near Valencia (1585–1808; 1815–1835) * Ara Coeli Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Ara Coeli''), Lerida (1588–1596) * Aula Dei Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Aula Dei''), Saragossa (1564–1808, 1815–1835; 1901–2011; re-purchased in 1901 for the exiled French communities of Valbonne and Vauclaire, who arrived in that year in Cardeña and occupied Aula Dei in 1902; wound up, and premises transferred to the Chemin Neuf in 2012) * Baja Charterhouse, also known as Baxa Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Baja'' or ''Baxa'') near Saragossa (1651–1835) * ''La Cartuja, see Santa María de las Cuevas'' * Cazalla Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Cazalla (de la Sierra)''), founded from Santa María de las Cuevas (1477–1834) * Las Fuentes Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Las Fuentes''), Monegros near Lanaja, Cariñena, Aragon, Cariñena (Huesca) (1507–1558; 1589–1808; 1814–1835) * Granada Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Granada''), Granada (1516–1835) * Jerez de la Frontera Charterhouse (''Cartuja Jerez de la Frontera'' or ''Cartuja Santa María de la Defensión''), Jerez de la Frontera (1463–1835; 1948–2001) * Maresme Charterhouse (''Cartuja de San Pablo del Mar de Maresme''), Maresme, Arenys de Mar (Barcelona) (1269–1433; a Benedictine priory of Lérins Abbey founded no later than the 10th century; fell into ruin and bought by the Carthusians in 1265; settled from Scala Dei 1269; community moved to Montalegre with the former community of Vallparaíso, into which it was merged) * Miraflores Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Miraflores''), Burgos (extant since 1441) * Montalegre Charterhouse (''Cartoixa Santa-Maria de Montalegre''), Tiana (Catalonia), Tiana near Barcelona (extant; canonesses regular to 1362, charterhouse 1415–1808, 1814–1820, 1823–1835, (1867–) 1901–1939, 1944–) * El Paular Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Santa Maria de El Paular''), Rascafría near Madrid (1390–1835; part of the premises have been occupied by Benedictine monks since 1954; the remainder is a hotel) * Porta Coeli Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Porta Coeli'') near Valencia, Spain, Valencia (1272–1800s; renewed 1946, still extant) * Santa María de las Cuevas Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Santa María de las Cuevas''), on the island of La Cartuja on the Guadalquivir near Seville ( 1398–1810, established in a former Franciscan friary; 1816–1820; 1823–1835) * Scala Dei Charterhouse (''Cartoixa Scala Dei'' or ''Escaladei''), La Morera de Montsant (1285–1769) * Tarragona Distillery, Tarragona (1903–1933; distillery of chartreuse (liqueur), chartreuse established here in 1883; exiled French distiller monks from Fourvoirie moved here in 1903 and began production in 1904; returned to Fourvoirie in 1933; but a small community of 3-4 continued distillation at Tarragona until 1989) * Vall de Cristo Charterhouse (''Cartuja Vall de Cristo'') (1385–1835) * Valldemossa Charterhouse (''Cartuja Valldemossa''), Valldemossa (Majorca) (1339–1835) * Vallparadís or Vaparaíso Charterhouse (''Cartoixa de Vallparadís''), Terrassa near Barcelona (1345–1415) * Via Coeli Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Santa María Via Coeli''), Orihuela (Alicante) (1640–1681) (unable to find suitable premises, and foundation eventually abandoned)

Sweden

* Mariefred Charterhouse, formerly Gripsholm Charterhouse, Mariefred, formerly Gripsholm, near Stockholm (1493–1526)

Switzerland

* ''Basle, see St. Margaretenthal'' * ''Berne, see Thorberg'' * Géronde Charterhouse, Sierre (from before 1233 to 1331, Augustinian Canons; 1331–c. 1355/60, Carthusians; 1425–1644, Carmelites; 1651–60, Jesuits; 1803–05 and 1831–34, Trappists; Dominicans 1870–73) * Ittingen Charterhouse in Warth-Weiningen, Warth (Thurgau) (from before 1152 to 1461, Augustinian Canons; 1461–1848, Carthusians) * La Lance Charterhouse (''Chartreuse du Saint-Lieu de la Lance''), Concise (Vaud) (1317/20–1538) * Loèche, château, Agarn (Valais) (1901–1903; house of refuge for exiled French community from Le Reposoir) * Oujon Charterhouse near Arzier (Vaud) (1146/49–1537) * La Part-Dieu Charterhouse in Vaudens, Gruyères (Fribourg) (1307–1848) * Rosière, château, Grolley (Fribourg) (1902–1904; house of refuge for exiled French community from Grande Chartreuse) * St. Margarethental Charterhouse in Basle (1401–1529/36) * Saxon, casino and hotel, Saxon, Switzerland, Saxon (Valais) (1901–1903; house of refuge for exiled French communities from Bosserville, Portes and Sélignac) * Thorberg Charterhouse, now Schloss Thorberg, in Krauchthal (Berne) (1397–1528) * Val de la Paix Charterhouse (''Villa pacis'') in Chandrossel (1327–after 1333) * La Valsainte Charterhouse near Cerniat (Fribourg) (Carthusians 1294/95–1778; Trappists 1791–98, 1802–12 and 1814–15; Redemptorists 1818–26; recovered by Carthusians 1863, still extant)

United Kingdom

England

* Axholme Charterhouse, near Epworth, Lincolnshire, Epworth, Lincolnshire (1397–1538) * Beauvale Priory, Nottinghamshire (1343–1539) * Coventry Charterhouse, Coventry (1381–1539) * Hinton Priory, Somerset (1222–1539) * Hull Charterhouse, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire (1377–1539) * London Charterhouse (1370–1538) * Mount Grace Priory, North Yorkshire (1398–1539) * Sheen Priory otherwise Richmond Priory, Surrey (1414–1539) * St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster, Cowfold, Horsham, West Sussex (extant; founded 1873; in 1903, received exiled French community of Montreuil, as well as the novices of Bosserville and Sélignac [c. 100 monks]. In 1913, the order's printing works from Tournai were installed here, where they remained until 1954). * Witham Charterhouse, Somerset (1178/79–1539)

Scotland

* Perth Charterhouse, Perth, Scotland, Perth (1429–1567)

Americas and Asia

Argentina

* San José Charterhouse (Cartuja San José), Deán Funes, Córdoba, Deán Funes, Córdoba Province, Argentina, Córdoba Province (extant since 1999) Cartuja San José 2

Brazil

* Cartuxa Nossa Senhora Medianeira, Ivorá (Rio Grande do Sul) (extant since 1984)

Republic of Korea

* Charterhouse of Our Lady of Korea, Sangju (extant since 2004)

United States

* Sky Farm (Charterhouse of Our Lady of Bethlehem), near Whitingham, Vermont, Whitingham (Vermont) (1950–60; community moved eventually to Transfiguration) * Charterhouse of the Transfiguration, Sandgate, Vermont, Sandgate (Vermont) (extant since 1970–71)

Charterhouses for women

Belgium

* Burdinne, château, Huy (Liège) (1906–1928) (house of refuge for exiled French community from Le Gard; moved on to Nonenque) * St. Anne's Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Anna ter Woestijne'' or ''Chartreuse Sainte-Anne-au-Désert''; "St. Anne's Charterhouse in the Desert") in Sint-Andries, later

(1348–1783; in Bruges from 1580)

France

* La Bastide-Saint-Pierre Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saints-Coeurs-de-Jésus-et-Marie''), Labastide-Saint-Pierre (Tarn-et-Garonne) (1854–1903; exiled to Riva, later moved to Pinerolo) * Beauregard Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Sainte-Croix de Beauregard''), Coublevie (Isère) (1821/22–1978; founded by survivors of the pre-revolutionary community of Prémol; moved 1978 to Reillanne) * Bertaud Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Bertaud'' or ''Notre-Dame d'Aurouse''), Rabou (Hautes-Alpes) (1188–1446, then moved to Durbon) * La Celle-Roubaud Charterhouse, also known as Sainte-Roseline Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Sainte-Roseline de la Celle-Roubaud''), Les Arcs, Var, Les Arcs (Var) (previously Benedictine nuns; 1260–1499 Carthusian nuns; from 1504, Franciscans) * Durbon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre Dame de Durbon''), Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne (Hautes-Alpes) (monks 1116–1791; nuns, originally from Bertaud, occupied the dependencies 1446–1601) * Eymeu Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Eymeu Bonlieu'') in Romans-sur-Isère (Isère) (1300–1309; thereafter Benedictines) * Le Gard Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame du Gard''), Belloy-sur-Somme (Somme) (Cistercians 1137–1792; Carthusian nuns 1871–1906; exiled to Burdinne, resettled at Nonenque 1928) * ''Gigondas, see Prébayon and Saint-André'' * Mélan Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Mélan''), Taninges (Haute-Savoie) (1283–1793; women's collegiate foundation 1803–1906) * Mont Sainte-Marie Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Mont Sainte-Marie de Gosnay''),

(Pas-de-Calais) (1329–1792) (double monastery with Val Saint-Esprit in Gosnay) * Nonenque Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame du Précieux Sang de Nonenque''), Marnhagues-et-Latour (Aveyron) (extant; Cistercians 1139–1791; 1927 onwards, Carthusian nuns of the community at Burdinne formerly exiled from Le Gard) * Parménie Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Parménie'', ''Chartreuse du Val-Croissant au Mont de Sainte-Marie''), Beaucroissant (Isère) (1257–1391, then transferred to Les Écouges) * Poleteins Charterhouse (cell) (''Chartreuse de la Bienheureuse Marie de Poleteins'') in Mionnay (Ain) (c. 1245–1605, when the sole remaining nun was transferred to Salettes and the endowment to Lyon) * Prébayon Charterhouse, later Saint-André-de-Ramières Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Prébayon'', later known as ''Chartreuse Saint-André-de-Ramières''), Gigondas, Beaumes-de-Venise (Vaucluse) (founded c. 611 as a nunnery under the Rule of Caesarius of Arles; moved site c. 962 to Saint-André-de-Ramières but retained the name of Prébayon until c. 1227; became Carthusian c. 1155; expelled from the Order in 1336 but continued Carthusian practice as an independent house; suppressed in 1734) * Prémol Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Prémol''), Vaulnaveys-le-Haut (Isère) (1234–1792; survivors of this community founded Beauregard in 1821) * Reillanne Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Reillanne''), Reillanne (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) (extant; founded 1978 as a new home for the community of Beauregard) * ''Roubaud, see La Celle-Roubaud'' * ''Saint-André-de-Ramières, see Prébayon'' * ''Sainte-Rosaline, see La Celle-Roubaud'' * Salettes Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de la Salle [or Cour] de Notre-Dame de Salettes''), La Balme-les-Grottes, Crémieu (Isère) (1299–1792)

Italy

* Belmonte di Busca Charterhouse (''Certosa Belmonte di Busca''), Busca, Piedmont, Busca near Cuneo (c.1274–c.1285) * Bricherasio Charterhouse or Molare di Bricherasio Charterhouse (''Certosa di Bricherasio'' or ''di Molare di Bricherasio''), Bricherasio (c.1277–1303; apparently governed together with Buonluogo; became Cistercian in 1303) * Buonluogo Charterhouse (''Certosa di Santa Maria di Buonluogo''),

(1223–1303; became Cistercian in 1303) * Dego Charterhouse (''Certosa della Trinità''), Dego, Liguria, Dego (extant since 1994; settled by community from San Francesco) * ''Motta Grossa, see Riva'' * Riva Charterhouse (''Certosa di Riva'', formerly ''Certosa di Motta Grossa''), castle of Motta Grossa, Riva di Pinerolo (Turin) (1903–1998; house of refuge for the exiled French community of La-Bastide-Saint-Pierre; became an autonomous charterhouse in 1936; name changed from Motta Grossa to Riva in 1971; community moved to Vedana in 1998) * San Francesco Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Antonio di Padova''), Giaveno (Turin) (1904–1994; former Franciscan convent; house of refuge for the exiled French community from Beauregard; autonomous charterhouse from 1912; moved to Dego 1994) * Vedana Charterhouse (''Certosa di Vedana''), Sospirolo (1456–1977 as monastery; when the monks left in 1977, nuns from San Francesco moved here, and after they moved to Dego in 1998, were replaced by nuns from Riva; the nuns had left by 2018, when the premises were occupied by a community of nuns of the Perpetual Adoration of the SacramentIl Gazzettino (Belluno): ''Le monache della clausura fanno rivivere l'antico certosa'' (Egidio Pasuch) 26 February 2018
)

Republic of Korea

* Charterhouse of the Annunciation, Boeun (extant since 2002)

Spain

* Santa Maria de Benifassà, La Pobla de Benifassà near Vinaròs (Castellón) (extant since 1967; established in the premises of the former Cistercian Benifasar Abbey (1233–1835) * Murviedro Charterhouse (''Cartuja del Espíritu Santo di Murviedro''), Murviedro (now Sagunto) (Valencia) (c.1389-c.1610)

References

External links

Official website of the Carthusian Order

Official website for Carthusian Vocations

Dutch and Belgian Carthusian history

Helvetia Sacra: Swiss monasteries, including charterhouses
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