Alpirsbach Abbey

Alpirsbach Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery and later Protestant seminary located at in , . The monastery was established in the late 11th century and possessed considerable freedoms for an ecclesiastical property at that time, but in the 13th century it became a de facto possession of the Dukes of Teck and then the County of Württemberg.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: monastery in Bade-Württemberg, Germany
  • Address: Klosterplatz 1/1, Alpirsbach, 72275

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu and Alpirsbach station.

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Bus station
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is a bus station, which is situated 420 metres southwest of Alpirsbach Abbey.

Nature reserve
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ehlenbogen and Kaltbrunn.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Alpirsbach Abbey.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Alpirsbach Abbey.

Hamlet
is a village that belongs to Kaltbrunn in the municipality of in the district of in the southwest German state of . is situated 4½ km west of Alpirsbach Abbey.

Alpirsbach Abbey

Latitude
48.34616° or 48° 20′ 46″ north
Longitude
8.4042° or 8° 24′ 15″ east
Elevation
442 metres (1,450 feet)
Open location code
8FWC8CW3+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 292417530
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
11204255
Wiki­data ID
Q315631
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