Bürgel Abbey () is a former

Benedictine The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...

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. It contains the Benedictine monastery of Bürgel Abbey. History Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Bürgel was part of the Gra ...

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 Ge ...

district in

Thuringia Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area. Er ...

, 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 {{Christian-monastery-stub