Münsterschwarzach Abbey

Benedictine monasteries in GermanyChristian monasteries established in the 8th centuryEuropean Monasteries of the Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint OttilienMonasteries in Bavaria

Münsterschwarzach Abbey (Abtei Münsterschwarzach, formerly often known as Kloster Schwarzach or Schwarzach Abbey), is a monastery for Benedictine monks in Germany. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Schwarzach and Main in Bavaria.

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Münsterschwarzach Abbey
Schweinfurter Straße,

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N 49.805277777778 °	E 10.231666666667 °

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Schweinfurter Straße
97359
Bavaria, Germany
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