Melk Abbey
Melk Abbey is a Benedictine abbey above the town of Melk, Lower Austria, on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Danube river, adjoining the Wachau valley, that belongs to the Austrian Congregation.
- Catholic monastery
- …lies at an elevation of 248 metres (814 feet)
- …is also known as “Benediktinerstift”
- …was formerly known as “Mölk”
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- …dates from 1089
- Description: Benedictine Abbey in Melk, Austria
- Address: A. B. Dietmayr-Straße 1, Melk, 3390
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Bürgerhaus, ehem. Salzstadel, ehem. Brotladen Melk and Mariä-Himmelfahrt-Kirche.
Bürgerhaus, ehem. Salzstadel, ehem. Brotladen Melk
Bürgerhaus, ehem. Salzstadel, ehem. Brotladen Melk is a historic building.
130 metres south of Melk Abbey
Mariä-Himmelfahrt-Kirche
Mariä-Himmelfahrt-Kirche is a church.
220 metres south of Melk Abbey
Altes Posthaus Melk
Altes Posthaus Melk is a community center.
300 metres southwest of Melk Abbey
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Emmersdorf and Leiben.
Emmersdorf
Emmersdorf an der Donau is a town in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
Leiben
Leiben is a town in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
5 km west of Melk Abbey
Melk Abbey
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Latitude
48.22861° or 48° 13′ 43″ north
Longitude
15.33153° or 15° 19′ 54″ east
Open location code
8FWQ68HJ+CJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = monastery
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = monastery
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = catholic
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Melk Abbey” goes by many names.
دير ميلكArabic
Մելկի վանական համալիրArmenian
Melkeko abadiaBasque
Abati MelkBreton
Абатство МелкBulgarian
Мелкско абатствоBulgarian
Abadia de MelkCatalan
梅尔克修道院Chinese
梅尔克隐修院Chinese
梅爾克修道院Chinese
Klášter MelkCzech
Stift MelkDanish
Abdij van MelkDutch
Klooster van MelkDutch
Stift MelkDutch
دير ميلكEgyptian Arabic
Monaĥejo MelkEsperanto
Stift MelkFinnish
Abadía de MelkGalician
Αβαείο ΜελκGreek
Αββαείο ΜελκGreek
Αββαείο του ΜελκGreek
מנזר מלקHebrew
Melki apátságHungarian
Biara MelkIndonesian
Abbazia di MelkItalian
メルク修道院Japanese
멜크 수도원Korean
Abbatia MedilicensisLatin
Abbatia MellicensisLatin
Melkas abatijaLatvian
Melko vienuolynasLithuanian
Мелчка опатијаMacedonian
Мелчки манастирMacedonian
Biara Benediktus MelkMalay
Biara MelkMalay
Gereja MelkMalay
Stift MelkNorwegian
Melk klosterNorwegian Bokmål
Stift MelkNorwegian Bokmål
Opactwo Benedyktynów w MelkuPolish
Abația MelkRomanian
Mănăstirea MelkRomanian
Stift MelkRomanian
Монастырь в МелькеRussian
Opatija u MelkuSerbo-Croatian
Benediktinski samostan MelkSlovenian
Stift MelkSwedish
Melk AbbeyThai
Stift MelkThai
อารามเมลค์Thai
แอบบีเมลค์Thai
Melk ManastırıTurkish
Мелькське абатствоUkrainian
Монастир у МелькуUkrainian
Melk AbbeyVietnamese
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