Basilika Sankt Benedikt, Benediktbeuern

Name: Basilika Sankt Benedikt
Address: Benediktbeuern, Germany

#2 among attractions in Benediktbeuern

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The monastery church of St. Benedict is the former abbey church and current Catholic parish church in Benediktbeuern. The building is one of the first important baroque churches in the countryside of Upper Bavaria and part of the Benediktbeuern Monastery. In 1972, the church was elevated to the status of basilica minor.

Alternative names: Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 47°42'28"N, 11°23'57"E

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Basilika Sankt Benedikt – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Franz Marc Museum, Kloster Benediktbeuern, Benediktenwand, Osterseen.

4.3 miS
Art museum, Art gallery, Museum
Franz Marc Museum, Kochel
109 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque town of Kochel am See, the Franz Marc Museum stands as a beacon of expressionist art, dedicated to the life and work of one of Germany's most celebrated painters, Franz Marc. This museum, which harmoniously blends into the surrounding...
~260 ftW
Sacred and religious sites, Monastery
Kloster Benediktbeuern, Benediktbeuern
2 min walk • Benediktbeuern Abbey is a monastery of the Salesians of Don Bosco, originally a monastery of the Benedictine Order, in Benediktbeuern in Bavaria, near the Kochelsee, 64 km south-south-west of Munich.
4.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Benediktenwand
125 min walk • The Benediktenwand is a majestic mountain standing tall in the Bavarian Alps of southern Germany. At an elevation of 1,800 meters, it presents a formidable challenge for hikers and a scenic backdrop for the picturesque villages nestled at its base.
6.9 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Osterseen
176 min walk • Tucked away in the picturesque region of Bavaria, Germany, lies the serene Osterseen, a group of 19 interconnected lakes formed by the melting glaciers of the last Ice Age. This natural paradise, often overshadowed by its famous neighbor, Lake Starnberg, is a hidden...
5 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Kochelsee
128 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque Bavarian Alps of Germany, Kochelsee is a serene lake that offers a tranquil escape into nature. Surrounded by lush forests and majestic mountains, this alpine gem is located about 70 kilometers south of Munich, making it an accessible retreat...
5.1 miSW
Monastery, Baroque architecture
Kloster Schlehdorf, Schlehdorf
130 min walk • Schlehdorf Abbey was originally a Benedictine monastery, later an Augustinian monastery, and is today a convent of the Missionary Dominican Sisters of King William's Town.
4.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Blomberg
119 min walk • The Blomberg is a mountain, 1,248 m high, in Bavaria, Germany and is the local mountain of Bad Tölz and a popular destination both with locals and visitors to the region.
5.4 miNW
Church
Heuwinklkapelle, Iffeldorf
139 min walk • The Heuwinklkapelle, officially pilgrimage church to Our Lady, is a Marian pilgrimage site located on a hill on the eastern edge of Iffeldorf, the Heuwinkl. Iffeldorf is located in the Pfaffenwinkel in the Upper Bavarian district ...
3.3 miW
47°43'21"N • 11°19'53"E
Off-Mühle, Sindelsdorf
85 min walk • Watermill
3.6 miNE
Church
Pfarrkirche St. Kilian, Bad Heilbrunn
93 min walk • St. Kilian is the Catholic parish church of Bad Heilbrunn in Upper Bavaria. The late Baroque church building in what was then Steinbach was built in 1726/27 on the foundation walls of a late Romanesque predecessor consecrated in 1253.
~130 ftE
Church
Anastasiakapelle, Benediktbeuern
1 min walk • The Anastasia Chapel is the Baroque chapel of the Benediktbeuern Monastery in Benediktbeuern, built in honor of the martyr Anastasia. The chapel is located in the northeast of the former monastery church of St. Benedict.