Bürgel Abbey (german: Kloster Bürgel) is a former
Benedictine
, image = Medalla San Benito.PNG
, caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal
, abbreviation = OSB
, formation =
, motto = (English: 'Pray and Work')
, foun ...
monastery in the village of Thalbürgel of the town of
Bürgel
Bürgel is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 12 km east of Jena
Jena () is a German city and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms ...
in
Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Saale-Holzland (official German name: Saale-Holzland-Kreis) is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the district Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, the district-free city Ger ...
district in
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
, Germany.
[Wolfgang Hartmann: ''Vom Main zur Burg Trifels - vom Kloster Hirsau zum Naumburger Dom. Auf hochmittelalterlichen Spuren des fränkischen Adelsgeschlechts der Reginbodonen.'' Veröffentlichungen des Geschichts- und Kunstvereins Aschaffenburg e. V. Bd 52. Aschaffenburg 2004, ]
References
External links
Website of Bürgel Parish at the abbey church (with video)Website of the Zinsspeicher Museum Thalbürgel
Benedictine monasteries in Germany
Monasteries in Thuringia
Romanesque architecture in Germany
Buildings and structures in Saale-Holzland-Kreis
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