Michaelsberg Abbey

Michaelsberg Abbey or Michelsberg Abbey, also St. Michael's Abbey, Bamberg is a former Benedictine monastery in in , . After its dissolution in 1803 the buildings were used for the almshouse Vereinigtes Katharinen- und Elisabethen-Spital, which is still there as a retirement home.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Description: former Benedictine monastery in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany
  • Also known as: Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fränkisches Brauereimuseum and Bamberg State Library.

Museum

Library
The is a combined universal, regional and research library with priority given to the humanities. Today it is housed in the , the former prince-bishop's new palace. The Free State of Bavaria is responsible for the library. is situated 430 metres southeast of Michaelsberg Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gaustadt and Wildensorg.

Suburb
is a district of , in Germany. has a population of about 6,500. Until 1972 it was a small independent town, but in that year it became part of the City of Bamberg through a referendum.

Village
is a village.

Quarter
is a quarter.

Michaelsberg Abbey

Latitude
49.89351° or 49° 53′ 37″ north
Longitude
10.87697° or 10° 52′ 37″ east
Elevation
287 metres (942 feet)
Open location code
8FXGVVVG+CQ
Geo­Names ID
11497656
Wiki­data ID
Q555168
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Slovenian—“Michaelsberg Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Michaelsberg abadia
  • Basque: Michaelsberg Abatetxea
  • Chinese: 圣弥额尔教堂
  • Chinese: 聖彌額爾教堂
  • German: Benediktinerkloster Michelsberg, Bamberg
  • German: Kloster Michaelsberg
  • German: Kloster Michelsberg
  • German: Michaelskirche
  • Italian: Abbazia di Monte San Michele
  • Italian: Kloster Michelsberg
  • Polish: Klasztor Michelsberg
  • Romanian: Mănăstirea Michelsberg
  • Russian: Аббатство Святого Михаила
  • Slovenian: Samostan Michaelsberg

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