Kaufungen Abbey, Benedictine monastery in Kaufungen, Germany
The monastery features stone walls, rounded arches, and an imperial gallery that demonstrates medieval architectural techniques of northern Hesse.
Empress Cunigunde of Luxembourg established the monastery in 1017 after recovering from an illness at the imperial estate of Kaufungen.
The Stiftskirche church hosts classical music concerts and maintains regular religious services while preserving its original architectural elements.
The monastery offers guided tours that explain the historical development from a Benedictine nunnery to its current status as Ritterschaftliches Stift Kaufungen.
The imperial gallery, discovered during renovations in 1938, reveals the original design elements from the monastery's construction period.
Location: Kaufungen
Inception: 11 century
GPS coordinates: 51.28010,9.63430
Latest update: March 3, 2025 17:00
Bundesautobahn 44
4 km
Messinghof
6.8 km
Stiftskirche Kaufungen
13 m
Burg Sensenstein
3.5 km
Gerichtsplatz Vollmarshausen
5.3 km
Bielstein
3.9 km
Johanniskirche
5.7 km
Evangelische Kirche Crumbach
6.8 km
Protestant Church (Wellerode)
6.3 km
Sender Söhrewald
6.5 km
Immanuelkirche
6.7 km
Evangelische Kirche Ochshausen
5.8 km
Evangelische Kirche Vollmarshausen
5.3 km
Bachtäler im Kaufunger Wald
4.2 km
Autobahnkapelle „Licht auf dem Weg“
7.6 km
Escherode church
5.5 km
Thomaskirche Eschenstruth
6.2 km
St. Anna
4.5 km
St. Nikolai
4.5 km
Naturschutzgebiet Fuldaschleuse Wolfsanger
7.6 km
Landschaftsschutzgebiet Lossewiesen bei Niederkaufungen
4.6 km
Vollmarshäuser Teiche
4.2 km
Wald nördlich Niederkaufungen
2.7 km
Evangelische Kirche Sandershausen
7.4 km
Naturschutzgebiet Oberes Niestetal
6.8 km
Naturschutzgebiet Heubruchwiesen bei Eschenstruth
5.4 km
Autobahnbrücke
4 km
Haus Leipziger Straße 269
2.1 kmReviews
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