Münsterschwarzach Abbey

Münsterschwarzach Abbey, is a monastery of Benedictine monks in Germany. The abbey belongs to the Congregation of Saint Ottilien and is located in Schwarzach am Main, a small market town at the confluence of the rivers Schwarzach and Main in north-western Bavaria.

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Type: Monastery
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: abbey
Also known as: “Abtei Muensterschwarzach”
Address: Schweinfurter Straße 40, Münsterschwarzach, Schwarzach am Main, 97359

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Benediktinerabtei and Torhaus.

Benediktinerabtei

Church

Benediktinerabtei

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Benediktinerabtei is a church, which is situated 160 metres west of Münsterschwarzach Abbey.

Torhaus

Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Torhaus is situated 240 metres west of Münsterschwarzach Abbey.

Rathaus

Town hall

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Rathaus is a town hall, which is situated 710 metres south of Münsterschwarzach Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Münsterschwarzach and Gerlachshausen.

Münsterschwarzach

Village

Münsterschwarzach

Photo: Alterbrix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Münsterschwarzach is a village.

Gerlachshausen

Village

Photo: Monandowitsch, CC BY 3.0.

Gerlachshausen is a village.

Schwarzenau

Village

Photo: Monandowitsch, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schwarzenau is a village.

Münsterschwarzach Abbey

Categories: abbey, religious organization, and religion
Location: Schwarzach am Main, Kitzingen, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.80567° or 49° 48′ 20″ north

Longitude

10.23333° or 10° 14′ east

Elevation

191 metres (627 feet)

Open location code

8FXGR64M+78

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=monastery

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=religious

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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In Other Languages

From French to Romanian—“Münsterschwarzach Abbey” goes by many names.

French: “abbaye de Münsterschwarzach”
French: “Abbaye de Münsterschwarzach”
German: “Abtei Münsterschwarzach”
German: “Benediktinerabtei Münsterschwarzach”
German: “Haus Benedikt”
German: “Kloster Münsterschwarzach”
German: “Münsterschwarzach”
Hungarian: “Münsterschwarzachi apátság”
Italian: “Abbazia di Münsterschwarzach”
Polish: “Opactwo Münsterschwarzach”
Romanian: “Abaţia Münsterschwarzach”
Romanian: “Abația Munsterschwarzach”
Romanian: “Abația Münsterschwarzach”
Romanian: “Abtei Münsterschwarzach”

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