Münchsmünster is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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in the district of
Pfaffenhofen in
Bavaria
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in
Germany
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.
The town grew up around the former
Münchsmünster Abbey
Münchsmünster Abbey () was a monastery in Münchsmünster, Upper Bavaria, in the Electorate of Bavaria. It was closed in 1556 during the Protestant Reformation, and later was administered by Jesuits and then the Knights of Malta before being auct ...
, which was demolished around 1817 and its stones used for construction of houses.
Gallery
File:Kloster Muenchsmuenster 1701 Michael Wenig.jpg, Kloster Muenchsmuenster (1701) by Michael Wening
Michael Wening (11 July 1645 – 18 April 1718) was a Bavarian engraver who is known for his many depictions of important places in the Bavaria of his day, including cityscapes and views of stately homes, castles and monasteries. The work has gre ...
File:Ertl Muenchsmuenster.png, Copperplate engraving of the abbey by Anton Wilhelm Ertl, 1687
File:Münchsmünster, Gasthof Rauscher.jpg, Rauscher guest house
File:Münchsmünster, Forsthaus.jpg, Forest house
File:Münchsmünster, Inneres der kath. Pfarrkirche St.Sixtus.jpg, Church interior
File:Gueterbahnhof Industriepark Muenchsmuenster.jpg, Gueterbahnhof Industrial park
References
Pfaffenhofen (district)
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