Göttweig Abbey
Göttweig Abbey is a Benedictine monastery near Krems in Lower Austria. It was founded in 1083 by Altmann, Bishop of Passau. In the middle ages the abbey was a seat of learning with a library and a monastic school.
- Monastery
- …lies at an elevation of around 250 metres (820 feet)
- Description: Benedictine monastery near Krems in Lower Austria
- Also known as“Göttweig”“Stift Göttweig”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Paudorf station and Hellerhof.
Paudorf station
Paudorf station is a railway station, which is situated 200 metres north of Göttweig Abbey.
Saint Altmann
Saint Altmann is a church, which is situated 680 metres northeast of Göttweig Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meidling and Fugging.
Fugging
Fugging is a village in the municipality of Obritzberg-Rust, Sankt Pölten-Land, Austria. Fugging is situated 7 km south of Göttweig Abbey.
Göttweig Abbey
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Latitude
48.35° or 48° 21′ north
Longitude
15.61667° or 15° 37′ east
Open location code
8FWQ8JX8+XM
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Slovak—“Göttweig Abbey” goes by many names.
Абатство ГьотвейгBulgarian
ГьотвайгBulgarian
abadia de GöttweigCatalan
格特维克修道院Chinese
Klášter GöttweigCzech
Abdij van GöttweigDutch
Göttweigi apátságHungarian
Stift GöttweigIrish
Abbazia di GöttweigItalian
ゲットヴァイク修道院Japanese
ゲットヴァイヒ修道院Japanese
Abbatia GottwicensisLatin
Abbatia GotwicensisLatin
Opactwo Benedyktynów GöttweigPolish
Kláštor GöttweigSlovak
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