Amorbach Abbey

Amorbach Abbey was a Benedictine imperial abbey of the Holy Roman Empire located at Amorbach. It was later the residence of the rulers of the short-lived Principality of Leiningen, before that became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria, and its historic buildings still belong to the princely family.

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Email: pfarramt.amorbach@elkb.de
Type: Church
Denomination: Protestant
Description: former Benedictine monastery in Amorbach, Bavaria
Also known as: “Abbey Church” and “Kloster Amorbach”
Address: Schloßplatz 1, Amorbach, 63916

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rathaus and Museum.

Rathaus

Town hall

Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rathaus is a town hall, which is situated 120 metres north of Amorbach Abbey.

Museum

Photo: Tilman AB, Public domain.

Museum is situated 280 metres northwest of Amorbach Abbey.

St. Gangolf (Amorbach)

Church

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St. Gangolf (Amorbach) is a church, which is situated 240 metres north of Amorbach Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schneeberg and Kirchzell.

Schneeberg

Village

Schneeberg is a market municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.

Kirchzell

Village

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Kirchzell is a market municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. Kirchzell is situated 4 km southwest of Amorbach Abbey.

Monbrunn

Village

Photo: Granpar, CC BY 3.0.

Monbrunn is a small village in Lower Franconia in the north of Bavaria in Germany. It has approximately 70 inhabitants. In 2007 it was chosen as one of the most beautiful villages in Bavaria. Monbrunn is situated 4½ km northeast of Amorbach Abbey.

Amorbach Abbey

Categories: benedictine abbey, monastery, religious community, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
Location: Amorbach, Miltenberg, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.64339° or 49° 38′ 36″ north

Longitude

9.21974° or 9° 13′ 11″ east

Elevation

174 metres (571 feet)

Wheelchair access

Open location code

8FXFJ6V9+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 42042562

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=protestant

GeoNames ID

11548400

Wikidata ID

Q315332

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Amorbach Abbey” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Amorbach Abbey”
French: “abbaye d’Amorbach”
French: “Abbaye d’Amorbach”
French: “Église abbatiale”
German: “Abtei Amorbach”
German: “Abteikirche”
German: “Benediktinerabtei Amorbach”
German: “Kloster Amorbach”
Italian: “abbazia di Amorbach”
Italian: “Abbazia di Amorbach”
Italian: “Chiesa abbaziale”
Japanese: “アモールバッハ修道院”
Polish: “Klasztor Amorbach”
Russian: “Аббатство Аморбах”
Spanish: “Abadía de Amorbach”
Spanish: “Iglesia de la Abadía”
Turkish: “Amorbach Manastırı”

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