Kremsmünster, AT

Kremsmünster Abbey

Kremsmünster Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 777 by the Bavarian Duke Tassilo III. From the middle of the 17th century, a large complex was built on top of the previous building. Together with Melk Abbey, it is one of the largest in Austria. Among the builders were Carlo Antonio Carlone and Jakob Prandtauer, who also designed the Melk Monastery Church. The monastery is known for its observatory (mathematical tower from 1750) and its school. The Kremsmünster Abbey Library is one of the largest and oldest in Austria. The magnificent 65-metre long room contains about 160,000 volumes, the most famous of which is the Codex Millenarius dating from around 800.

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Stadtpfarrkirche

The Stadtpfarrkirche is one of the oldest churches in Wels. The church was first mentioned as a chapel in 888. Replaced by a Romanesque basilica in the 13th century, it was transformed into a Gothic church in the 14th century, although Romanesque elements can still be found today. The tower and its onion dome are an 18th-century addition.

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