Michelfeld Abbey, Benedictine monastery in Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Germany.
The monastic complex includes a church with Baroque modifications and additional buildings that form an expansive religious compound in Upper Palatinate.
Bishop Otto I of Bamberg established Michelfeld Abbey in 1119, leading to centuries of religious activity until its dissolution during the 1803 Bavarian secularization.
The Asam brothers executed intricate Baroque renovations in the early 1700s, transforming the abbey church into a testament of German religious architecture.
The former monastery buildings now function as a care facility managed by the Franciscan Sisters of Dillingen through the Regens-Wagner Foundation.
Architects Wolfgang and Johann Dientzenhofer contributed their expertise to create the structural elements that define the abbey complex.
Location: Auerbach in der Oberpfalz
Inception: May 6, 1119
Founders: Otto of Bamberg
Architects: Wolfgang Dientzenhofer, Johann Dientzenhofer
Address: Klosterhof 6
GPS coordinates: 49.70410,11.58704
Latest update: March 5, 2025 17:24
Burgstall Gernotenstein
402 m
Kapelle Hl. Dreifaltigkeit
858 m
Marienkapelle
985 m
Höhle beim Felslindl
1.6 km
Friedhof
437 m
Bettelküche bei Staubershammer
521 m
Guckerlochfelsen E von Michelfeld
459 m
Hanslhöhle
2 km
Fachwerkbau mit Walmdach
141 m
Schmelcherfels SW von Steinamwasser
2.3 km
Höhle Felslindl ENE von Saaß (A54)
1.8 km
Wohnhaus
254 m
Felsen am Speckbach ENE von Saaß
1.8 km
Brückenfigur des heiligen Johann von Nepomuk
152 m
Bauernhaus
977 m
Brauerei-, Stallungs- und Pförtnergebäude
71 m
Guckerloch
440 m
Kruzifix und Sandsteinrelief
179 m
Torturm Michelfeld
141 m
Bildstock
387 m
Ehemaliges Klosterrichterhaus
238 m
Ehemalige Klosterökonomie, sogenanntes Ökonomiehaus des ehemaligen Ökonomiehofs
179 m
Sandsteinbrüstung einer Brücke
223 m
Bildsäule
246 m
Wohnhaus
266 m
Ehemaliger Hammerhof
876 m
Bildstock Saaß
946 m
Wegkapelle bei Steinamwasser
2.5 kmReviews
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