Garsten Abbey, Benedictine monastery in Garsten, Austria
The abbey buildings contain both a functioning parish church and a prison facility, with the church displaying elaborate High Baroque architectural features and decorations.
Ottokar II of Styria established the abbey between 1080 and 1082 as a community of secular canons and selected it as his family's burial location.
The church interior features Dutch tapestries and architectural elements designed by Pietro Francesco Carlone, representing Austrian Baroque religious architecture.
The abbey grounds host a Christmas market in the Am Platzl Square during the winter season, while the main buildings operate as Justizanstalt Garsten prison.
The monastery's former theatre was dismantled in 1789, moved to nearby Steyr, and reconstructed as the town theatre until its conversion into a music school.
Location: Garsten
Inception: 11 century
Architects: Carlo Antonio Carlone
Address: Am Platzl 1
GPS coordinates: 48.01970,14.41030
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:51
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