Millstatt, AT

Millstatt Abbey

It is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in the state of Carinthia.

About this building

The Millstatt Abbey was founded by Benedictine monks in the 11th century. The building was left in a poor state after the Turk campaign in 1478. In the 18th century, the Pope Clement XIV dissolved the order and the monks had to leave the abbey which became the property of the public administration of Habsburg Monarchy.

The parish church has preserved its Romanesque structure as well as some decorative elements. 

The abbey church is now owned by the local parish of the Gurk diocese, while the rest of the monastery buildings are property of the Austrian State. 

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