Weltenburg Abbey [SEP] located next to body of water
Weltenburg Abbey
Weltenburg Abbey (Kloster Weltenburg) is a Benedictine monastery in Weltenburg near Kelheim on the Danube in Bavaria, Germany.
Geography.
The abbey is situated on a peninsula in the Danube, on the so-called "Weltenburg Narrows" or the "Danube Gorge".
History.
History First foundation.
The monastery, founded by monks of the Hiberno-Scottish mission in about 620, is held to be the oldest monastery in Bavaria.
According to tradition, the abbey was founded in
2. Dingolfing-Landau
3. Freyung-Grafenau
4. Kelheim
5. Landshut
6. Passau
7. Regen
8. Rottal-Inn
9. Straubing-Bogen
"Kreisfreie Städte"br(district-free towns)
1. Landshut
2. Passau
3. Straubing
Main sights.
Next to the former ducal residences Landshut and Straubing and the baroque episcopal city of Passau, the city of Kelheim with the Befreiungshalle and Weltenburg Abbey belong to the major tourist attractions. To