Weihenstephan Abbey

Weihenstephan Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Weihenstephan, now part of the district of Freising, in Bavaria, Germany. Brauerei Weihenstephan, located at the monastery site since at least 1040, is said to be the world's oldest continuously operating brewery.

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Type: University building
Description: monastery in Germany
Also known as: “Old Academy” and “Verwaltungsstelle Weihenstephan”
Address: Alte Akademie 1, Freising, 85354

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HSWT Library and Magdalenenkapelle.

HSWT Library

Library

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HSWT Library is situated 120 metres east of Weihenstephan Abbey.

Magdalenenkapelle

Chapel

Magdalenenkapelle

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Magdalenenkapelle is a chapel.

Parterregarten

Garden

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Parterregarten is a garden, which is situated 110 metres northeast of Weihenstephan Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weihenstephan and Domberg.

Weihenstephan

Suburb

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Weihenstephan is a part of Freising north of Munich, Germany. It is located on the Weihenstephan Hill, named after the Weihenstephan Abbey, in the west of the city. Weihenstephan is known for:…

Domberg

Suburb

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Domberg is a suburb.

Hohenbachern

Village

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Hohenbachern is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Weihenstephan Abbey.

Weihenstephan Abbey

Categories: benedictine abbey, religious community, building, and education
Location: Freising, Freising, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.39517° or 48° 23′ 43″ north

Longitude

11.72895° or 11° 43′ 44″ east

Named after

Weihenstephan Abbey

Open location code

8FWH9PWH+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

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

Dutch: “Weihenstephan Abbey”
French: “abbaye de Weihenstephan”
French: “Abbaye de Weihenstephan”
German: “Alte Akademie”
German: “Benediktinerkloster Weihenstephan”
German: “Kloster Weihenstephan”
Italian: “abbazia di Weihenstephan”
Italian: “Abbazia di Weihenstephan”
Spanish: “Abadía de Weihenstephan”
Swedish: “Alte Akademie”
Swedish: “Benediktinerkloster Weihenstephan”
Turkish: “Weihenstephan Manastırı”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ernährung, Landnutzung und Umwelt and Bräustüberl Weihenstephan.

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