Aura Abbey

#1398 among destinations in Germany

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Aura Abbey was a house of the Benedictine Order located at Aura an der Saale in Bavaria in the Diocese of Würzburg. ()

Local name: Kloster Aura Coordinates: 50°10'2"N, 10°0'27"E

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An der BurgBavariaGermany

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

Nearby attractions include: Kellereischloss, Regentenbau, Bismarck Monument, Wichtelhöhlen.

6.4 miSW
Historical place, Forts and castles
Kellereischloss, Hammelburg
163 min walk • Kellereischloss is a Schloss in Hammelburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is in the Baroque architectural style. 'Kellereischloss' might be translated into English as 'Wine Cellar Castle'. The building is colloquially known as Rotes Schloss.
3.6 miNE
Concerts and shows, Architecture, Theater
Regentenbau, Bad Kissingen
93 min walk • The Regentenbau is a German concert hall in the town Bad Kissingen in Bavaria.
4.3 miNE
Memorial
Bismarck Monument, Bad Kissingen
111 min walk • The Bismarck Monument in Bad Kissingen is located in Hausen, which Chancellor Otto von Bismarck visited 14 times to "take the cure" between 1876 and 1893. The monument was built in 1877, during his lifetime. It was the first statue to be erected in Bismarck's honour.
2.4 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Rock
Wichtelhöhlen
62 min walk • The so-called Wichtelhöhlen — goblin caves — are a rock formation with small caves located near Bad Kissingen in Lower Franconia in the center of Germany. The formation of nearly 20 sandstone rocks in the valley of the Fränkische Saale dates back to the early Triassic period.
3.1 miE
Historical place, Tower
Wittelsbacher Turm, Bad Kissingen
78 min walk • The Wittelsbacher Jubiläumsturm is a look-out at the "Scheinberg", a hill which is 400 metres high and located in Arnshausen, a quarter of the German spa town of Bad Kissingen. The tower belongs to the heritage registers of Bad Kissingen and has an entry in the List of Heritage Registers in Bavaria.
3.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Botenlauben Castle, Bad Kissingen
98 min walk • Botenlauben Castle is a ruined castle in Reiterswiesen, a district of the Bavarian spa town of Bad Kissingen.
3.9 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Kurtheater Bad Kissingen, Bad Kissingen
99 min walk • The Kurtheater Bad Kissingen is a theatre in the spa town Bad Kissingen in Bavaria, Germany.
4.8 miNE
Tower
Bismarck Tower
122 min walk • The construction of the Bismarck Tower located on the "Sinnberg", a hill in the German spa town of Bad Kissingen, started in 1914 following the plans designed by architect, Wilhelm Kreis.
3.5 miE
50°11'4"N • 10°4'52"E
Terrassenschwimmbad am Ballinghain, Bad Kissingen
89 min walk • Watersports, Sport complex, Water park
2.8 miE
50°10'31"N • 10°4'8"E
Golfclub Bad Kissingen e.V., Bad Kissingen
71 min walk • Golf
3.3 miNE
Tower
Ludwig Tower, Bad Kissingen
85 min walk • The Ludwig Tower in Bad Kissingen is located on the Staffelsberg, a hill in the German spa town of Bad Kissingen. The tower is to commemorate the House of Wittelsbach and, thus, named after Bavarian king Ludwig I of Bavaria.