Edelstetten Abbey, Former secular canonesses' abbey in Neuburg an der Kammel, Germany

Edelstetten Abbey is a former secular convent of Augustinian choir women in Neuburg an der Kammel, Bavaria. The Baroque complex, built from 1682 to 1705 to plans by Michael Thumb, has a white facade with rows of small rectangular windows, a red pitched roof and a square tower with a green dome. The church of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist forms the south wing.

Founded in 1126 as an Augustinian choir convent, the house was destroyed three times: in the 14th century, in 1525 during the Peasants' War and in 1632 by the Swedes. Around 1500 it was recognised as a secular Kanonissenstift, and the present Baroque complex was built from 1682 to 1705 to plans by Michael Thumb. In 1783 it was raised to the status of imperial abbey, and in 1804/1805 Prince Nikolaus II Esterházy acquired it as a palace.

The name Edelstetten replaced the older Oetlinstetten after the house was recognised as a secular Kanonissenstift around 1500. Its choir women lived without vows and could leave and marry, so the house served mainly as a provision for daughters of the lower Swabian nobility. The church, rebuilt 1709–1712, remains the parish church of the village.

The former abbey buildings are privately owned by the Esterházy family and their interiors, including the Chinese Hall, are generally open only in exceptional cases. The church of St. John the Baptist and John the Evangelist remains the parish church of Edelstetten and is used for services. The Baroque crib of around 1750/60, with 120 figures in seven scenes, is shown each Christmas season in rooms of the palace, including the former chapter house.

The convent was a secular Kanonissenstift: most of the seven choir women lived without vows, could leave at any time and marry, and only the abbess was elected for life. It thus served as a provision house for daughters of the lower Swabian nobility rather than a cloister. Its coat of arms came from Gisela von Schwabegg-Balzhausen.