Klosterkirche Birnau, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen

Name: Klosterkirche Birnau
Address: Maurach 5, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, 88690, Germany
Telephone: +49 7556 92030

#3 among attractions in Uhldingen-Mühlhofen

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Klosterkirche Birnau, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen

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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. Located in Birnau on the western route of the Upper Swabian Baroque Road directly on the B 31, the church was built from 1746 to 1749 by the Vorarlberg master builder Peter Thumb for the Imperial Abbey of Salem. The church received a rich baroque interior with frescoes by Gottfried Bernhard Göz as well as stuccowork, altars and sculptures by Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer, the most famous of which is the Honigschlecker, a putto with a beehive. The religious building in front of the church with the prominent bell tower today houses a priory of the Cistercian Abbey of Wettingen-Mehrerau. Since 1946 it has also been the parish church of the villages of Deisendorf and Nußdorf.

Alternative names: Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 47°44'46"N, 9°13'9"E

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Maurach 5Uhldingen-Mühlhofen 88690 Germany

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+49 7556 92030

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Day trips

Klosterkirche Birnau – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burg Meersburg, Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen, Schule Schloss Salem, Bodensee-Therme.

4.3 miSE
Medieval castle museum overlooking lake
Burg Meersburg, Meersburg
111 min walk • Perched on a rocky promontory overlooking the serene waters of Lake Constance, Burg Meersburg is a medieval fortress that commands attention in the quaint city of Meersburg, Germany. Known as the oldest inhabited castle in Germany, it is a historical gem that dates...
1.4 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen
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3.5 miNE
Museum
Schule Schloss Salem
89 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.
3.6 miNW
47°46'7"N • 9°8'56"E
Bodensee-Therme, Überlingen
93 min walk • Amusement, Watersports, Outdoor activities
2.8 miN
Amusement, Amusement park
Haustierhof Reutemühle
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2.1 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
Auto- & Traktorenmuseum, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen
54 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.
4.2 miSW
Botanical garden
Botanical Garden of the University of Konstanz, Konstanz
107 min walk • The Botanischer Garten der Universität Konstanz is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Konstanz. It is located about 250 meters northwest of the campus north parking lot in Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and open weekdays without charge.
3.4 miNE
Monastery
Salem Abbey
87 min walk • Salem Abbey was a very prominent Cistercian monastery in Salem in the district of Bodensee about ten miles from Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
4.1 miS
Universities and schools
Universität Konstanz, Konstanz
106 min walk • The University of Konstanz is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its main campus was opened on the Gießberg in 1972 after being founded in 1966.
3.1 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Münster St. Nikolaus, Überlingen
79 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...
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Church
St. Jodok, Überlingen
83 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.