Weissenohe Abbey
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Weissenohe Abbey.
Weissenohe Abbey (Kloster Weißenohe) was a Benedictine monastery in Weissenohe in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria, Germany.
History[]
The monastery, dedicated to Saint Boniface, was founded by Aribo IV, Count ("Pfalzgraf") of the Chiemgau. In 1692 construction of the present abbey church was begun, to plans by (1648-1706).
The abbey was dissolved in 1803 during the secularisation of Bavaria. The abbey buildings were sold in 1804 and in 1850 demolished except for a single range. Work on the abbey church finished only in 1907.
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Weissenoher Klosterbrauerei Kloster-Sud
The surviving premises are now used for offices and cafes, and for the beer garden of the brewery named after the abbey.
External links[]
- Klöster in Bayern: Weißenohe (in German)
Coordinates: 49°37′46″N 11°15′12″E / 49.62944°N 11.25333°E
Categories:
- Monasteries in Bavaria
- Benedictine monasteries in Germany
- Bavaria building and structure stubs
- Christian monastery stubs