Alpirsbach Abbey
Alpirsbach Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery and later Protestant seminary located at Alpirsbach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. 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.
ThomasMuentzer, Public domain.- Catholic monastery
- …lies at an elevation of around 440 metres (1,450 feet)
- Description: monastery in Bade-Württemberg, Germany
- Address: Klosterplatz 1/1, Alpirsbach, 72275
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu and Alpirsbach station.
Alpirsbach station
Alpirsbach station is a bus station, which is situated 420 metres southwest of Alpirsbach Abbey.
Glaswiesen und Glaswald
Glaswiesen und Glaswald is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaltbrunn and Wittichen.
Schenkenzell
Schenkenzell is a village in the district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Schenkenzell is situated 4½ km southwest of Alpirsbach Abbey.
Alpirsbach Abbey
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Latitude
48.34616° or 48° 20′ 46″ north
Longitude
8.4042° or 8° 24′ 15″ east
Open location code
8FWC8CW3+FM
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amenity=monastery
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building=monastery
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Alpirsbach Abbey” goes by many names.
Klášter AlpirsbachCzech
Klasztor AlpirsbachPolish
Аббатство АльпирсбахRussian
Kláštor AlpirsbachSlovak
Alpirsbach ManastırıTurkish
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