Pegau Abbey

#2274 among destinations in Germany

Monastery

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Facts and practical information

The Abbey of St. James in Pegau was a Benedictine monastery in the town of Pegau in Saxony. It was one of the first monasteries founded in the Duchy of Saxony. It is known above all for the so-called Annales Pegaviensis, the Annals of Pegau from the year 1155, an important description of medieval history. ()

Local name: Kloster Pegau Coordinates: 51°9'57"N, 12°15'12"E

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SaxonyGermany

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

Nearby attractions include: Zwenkauer See, Großgörschen, Rathaus Zwenkau.

5.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Zwenkauer See
136 min walk • The Zwenkauer See is the largest lake in the Neuseenland situated 12 km south of Leipzig. It is on the site of a former lignite open cast mine.
4.6 miNW
Village
Großgörschen
119 min walk • Großgörschen is a village and a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Lützen.
4.8 miNE
City hall
Rathaus Zwenkau, Zwenkau
122 min walk • Zwenkau Castle, also called Zwenkau Castle or Schlossberg, is a departed castle, later castle and the present town hall in the municipality of Zwenkau at Bürgermeister-Ahnert-Platz 1 in the district of Leipzig in Saxony.

Pegau Abbey

Facts and practical information

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

Zwenkauer See

Großgörschen

Rathaus Zwenkau, Zwenkau