Ettal Abbey, Benedictine monastery in Ettal, Germany
The abbey features a double-shelled green dome atop its basilica and houses over fifty monks within its extensive Baroque structures in the Graswang valley.
Emperor Ludwig IV founded the monastery in 1330 along a major trade route between Italy and Augsburg, establishing it as a center of commerce and education.
The monastery maintains a gymnasium school, produces cheese, operates a brewery, distillery, and cultivates herbs in its gardens for traditional herbal liqueurs.
Visitors can access the basilica between 8:30 AM and 6:30 PM, with guided tours of the brewery costing 9 euros and distillery tours priced at 12 euros.
The marble statue known as Ettal Madonna, brought from Pisa by Ludwig IV, stands as the central devotional object within the abbey church.
Location: Ettal
Inception: 14 century
Founders: Louis IV of Bavaria
Architectural style: baroque architecture
Address: Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz 1
Website: http://kloster-ettal.de
GPS coordinates: 47.56958,11.09466
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:04
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Laber (Ammergauer Alpen)
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Ettaler Manndl
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Mariä Himmelfahrt
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Ettaler Weidmoos
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Kohlbach
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Ettaler Mühle
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St. Ludwig
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Manndlbach
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Laber
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Kapelle St. Gregor
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Hänsel-und-Gretel-Heim
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Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz 16
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Kriegerdenkmal
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Zieglerhof
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Laberberg
1.8 km
Werdenfelser Straße 2
163 m
Hillern-Schlössl
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Großer Laber
2 km
Höllstein
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Ammergauer Straße 32
630 m
Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz 2
177 m
Ettaler Straße 49
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Ammergauer Straße 35
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Wohnteil eines ehemaligen Bauernhauses
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Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz 3
114 m
Bergwald-Erlebnispfad Ettal
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