Augustinerchorherrenstift Bernried, Augustinian monastery in Bernried am Starnberger See, Germany.
Augustinerchorherrenstift Bernried is a monastic complex by Lake Starnberg with baroque architecture, a gatehouse, and St. Martin parish church featuring a tower rebuilt in 1873. The buildings display the typical arrangement of a religious community across different centuries, with baroque style characterizing the later construction phases.
The monastery was founded in 1121 by Count Otto I of Dachau and his wife Adelheid, managing lands in the region and estates near Bolzano. Major renovations during the 18th century, particularly under Provost Mansuetus Resch, gave it the baroque appearance it holds today.
The monastery is dedicated to St. Martin; the parish church of St. Martin served the Augustinian canons from 1122 to 1803 and became the parish church in 1803. The gatehouse once housed the gatekeeper and served as the village school from 1806 to 1825. Since 1949, Missionary Benedictine nuns from Tutzing have lived here, and since 1972 the Bildungshaus St. Martin has offered adult education courses.
The complex stands in the Bernrieder Park directly on the shore of Lake Starnberg; the Bildungshaus St. Martin inside offers rooms and conference facilities for groups and individual guests. The gatehouse once housed the gatekeeper and served as the village school from 1806 to 1825. The grounds are a protected monument (file D-1-90-115-11).
The adjacent Wilhelmina Busch Woods, laid out in the mid-19th century, displays features of an English landscape garden with natural meadows and diverse tree species. This wooded area was once private property and is now maintained as a park with historical garden design.
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