St. Michael's Monastery

Local nameKloster Michelsberg
LocationBavaria, Deutschland

Michaelsberg Abbey or Michelsberg Abbey, also St. Michael's Abbey, Bamberg is a former Benedictine monastery in Bamberg in Bavaria, Germany. After its dissolution in 1803 the buildings were used for the almshouse Vereinigtes Katharinen- und Elisabethen-Spital, which is still there as a retirement home. The former abbey church remains in use as the Michaelskirche.

The buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Town of Bamberg". As of 2016 and for the foreseeable future, the church is closed for repairs.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaelsberg_Abbey,_Bamberg

Official toruist website http://www.bamberg.info/poi/kloster_st_michael-4637/

Address 10D Michelsberg, Bamberg 96049, Germany

Coordinates 49°53'36.916" N 10°52'36.986" E

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