Abbeys, Monasteries & Churches

Dürnstein Abbey was founded in 1410 as an Augustinian canonry, underwent a magnificent Baroque reconstruction 300 years later under Provost Hieronymus Übelbacher and was abolished...

The monastery was founded in 1380 by Heidenreich von Maissau. In 1782, the monastery was abolished by Emperor Joseph II and converted into a castle. Parts of the monastery were...

The parish church of St. Vitus in the town of Krems an der Donau is a Roman Catholic church and dates back to a donation by Emperor Henry II in 1014. It was not until 1178 that St....

The Dominican church in Krems was built outside the city walls in 1265 and consecrated by Saints Peter and Paul.The church was baroqueized in the 18th century. Fragments of ceiling...

The church of Leiben rises above the village of Leiben at around 355 meters with a magnificent view of the Alpine foothills. Construction of St. Corona's Church began at the end of...

The Benedictine Göttweig Abbey towers majestically at 422 m above sea level on the eastern edge of the world-famous Wachau region. It has been a proud UNESCO World Heritage Site...

In memory of the monks' old home, a church was probably built very soon - around 1130 - near the monastery mill and bakery. St. Blasien lies at the foot of the Waxenberg, which was...

The church in St. Johann im Mauerthale is difficult to identify according to its original purpose. It was neither a parish church nor a pilgrimage church; it was clearly a place of...

The two-storey monastery with an almost square courtyard adjoins the church to the north. Most of it dates back to the 18th century. The monastery was dissolved in 1790 and the...

Exactly when the pilgrimages to Maria Laach began is a mystery.Church researchers assume that the pilgrimage tradition goes back almost 1000 years. The destination, the Maria Laach...

The village of Maria Taferl lies on the north bank of the Danube. The pilgrimage basilica of Maria Taferl, Lower Austria's provincial shrine to the Sorrowful Mother of God, is...

An eventful history and a vibrant present: the baroque Melk Abbey has been inhabited and managed by Benedictine monks since it was founded in 1089. Today it is known worldwide as a...

It is also known as the "Roßkircherl" by the locals. There are various explanations as to where this name comes from. The most likely is that for a long time this church was used...

The small parish of Senftenberg zum hl. Andreas probably originated in the 12th century as a subsidiary of the parish of Krems from a manorial benefice. However, there are no...

The parish church of Stein - St. Nikolaus was first mentioned in documents in the 12th century and was granted parish rights as early as 1263. Until the end of the 16th century,...

The Piarist Church in Krems an der Donau, also known as Kremser Frauenbergkirche, is the oldest church in the town. The Roman Catholic church was possibly dedicated to St. Stephen,...

The three-aisled Gothic nave was built between 1466 and 85 under the Viennese master builder Laurenz Spenning. The church was not completed until after 1500 when the choir was...

Around 1600, the court master Matthäus Häring administered the Salzburg archbishop's estate of Arnsdorf. When his daughter fell seriously ill, he vowed to build a chapel in front...

At the end of the 10th century, St. Michael's Church was by far the only parish church and is one of the oldest church foundations in Eastern Austria. The fortifications were built...

The fortified church of Maria Himmelfahrt is considered one of the most important church fortifications in Lower Austria. The late medieval fortification was built around 1530 and...