Kempten Abbey, Benedictine monastery in Bavaria, Germany
The monastery buildings feature a grand baroque basilica with twin towers and an extensive complex of administrative structures connected by courtyards.
Founded in 752, Kempten Abbey received support from Charlemagne's wife Hildegard and gained status as an Imperial estate with voting rights in 1548.
The monastery served as a center of religious education and manuscript production, influencing the development of medieval learning in southern Germany.
The former abbey complex now houses the District Administration Office of Swabia and welcomes visitors to explore its baroque architecture.
Kempten Abbey conducted the last recorded witchcraft trial in the Holy Roman Empire in 1775, involving Anna Maria Schwegelin.
Location: Kempten (Allgäu)
Inception: 1213
Address: Hildegardplatz 2,Pfeilergraben 16,Residenzplatz 4,Residenzplatz 6
GPS coordinates: 47.72826,10.31316
Latest update: May 10, 2025 23:09
St. Lorenz Basilica
120 m
Fürstäbtliche Residenz
7 m
Zum Stift
220 m
Zumsteinhaus
132 m
Wein-Fässle
229 m
Orangerie
227 m
Hofgarten
127 m
Alpine Museum Kempten
183 m
Bachschmidhaus
90 m
Marienmünster (Kempten)
68 m
Stadtpark Kempten
235 m
Marstall (Kempten)
181 m
Landhaus
146 m
Thurn- und Taxis`sche Posthalterei
264 m
Kellerhof
243 m
Serrohäuser
174 m
Residenz
7 m
Ensemble „Ehemalige Reichs- und Stiftsstadt Kempten“
226 m
Doppelhaus
209 m
Gasthof zur Goldenen Traube
256 m
Wohnhaus
163 m
Ladenkolonnaden
241 m
Wohn- und Geschäftshaus
252 m
Wohn- und Geschäftshaus
158 m
Gebäude der Bayerischen Vereinsbank Kempten
234 m
Landhaussaal
150 m
Sonnenbäck
242 m
Wohnhaus
216 mReviews
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