Salem Abbey

#1427 among destinations in Germany

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Salem Abbey was a very prominent Cistercian monastery in Salem in the district of Bodensee about ten miles from Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The buildings are now owned by the State of Baden-Württemberg and are open for tours as the Salem Monastery and Palace. ()

Local name: Reichsabtei Salem Coordinates: 47°46'34"N, 9°16'38"E

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Baden-WürttembergGermany

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Salem Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen, Schule Schloss Salem, Schloss Heiligenberg, Haustierhof Reutemühle.

4.1 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen
106 min walk • Nestled on the shores of Lake Constance in Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Germany, the Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen stands as an open-air museum that transports visitors back to the Stone and Bronze Age. This archaeological site is a unique window into the ancient pile...
~350 ftNE
Museum
Schule Schloss Salem
2 min walk • Schule Schloss Salem, nestled in the picturesque landscape of Southern Germany, is not only a prestigious boarding school but also a site of historical and cultural significance that attracts visitors with its museum-like qualities.
3.2 miNE
Historical place, Palace, Forts and castles
Schloss Heiligenberg, Heiligenberg
82 min walk • Schloss Heiligenberg is a Renaissance-style castle in Heiligenberg, Linzgau, north of the Bodensee. It is owned by the Fürstenberg family and is sited on a plateau 730 metres above sea level, with views down onto the Bodensee and the Alps.
3.7 miW
Amusement, Amusement park
Haustierhof Reutemühle
94 min walk • Haustierhof Reutemühle is a farm with a public zoo in Überlingen-Bambergen. In the zoo, which was opened in 1994, about 180 different animal species can be visited.
3.4 miS
Museum, Specialty museum
Auto- & Traktorenmuseum, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen
86 min walk • The Auto & Traktor Museum in Gebhardsweiler, a hamlet in the municipality of Uhldingen-Mühlhofen in the Lake Constance district, is a museum with a total of 350 automobiles, motorcycles and tractors.
3.4 miSW
Architecture, Church
Klosterkirche Birnau, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen
87 min walk • The pilgrimage church of Birnau is a Baroque church subordinated to the patrocinium of Mary on the northern shore of Lake Constance between the towns of Nußdorf and Uhldingen-Mühlhofen in Baden-Württemberg.
5.5 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Münster St. Nikolaus, Überlingen
140 min walk • St. Nicholas Minster is the town parish church of Überlingen on Lake Constance. The five-nave basilica was built between 1350 and 1576 in the late Gothic style. The furnishings of the largest late Gothic church building on Lake Constance include a...
5.5 miW
Church
St. Jodok, Überlingen
141 min walk • The Catholic Jodok Church in the so-called village in Überlingen on Lake Constance is a pilgrimage church and is located directly on the Via Beuronensis, the part of the Way of St.
6.5 miSE
Church
Sankt Nikolaus, Markdorf
167 min walk • The Catholic parish church of St. Nicholas is a landmark church building in Markdorf in the Lake Constance district of Baden-Württemberg. The parish belongs to the pastoral unit Markdorf in the deanery Linzgau of the Archdiocese of Freiburg.
1.8 miSW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Zoo
Affenberg Salem
48 min walk • The Affenberg Salem is an animal park west of Salem in the Lake Constance district and also Germany's largest open-air monkey enclosure. The main attraction of the more than 20-hectare wooded area is nearly 200 Barbary macaques that roam freely...
5.6 miS
Church
Mariä Heimsuchung, Meersburg
143 min walk • The Stadtpfarrkirche Mariä Heimsuchung is a Roman Catholic church building in Meersburg on Lake Constance. The church is located in the north of the old town, on Stettener Straße. Together with the parish of St. Martin in Seefelden and with St.