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Benediktinerabtei Weltenburg

Ut in omnibus glorificetur Deus – That God may be glorified in everything

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  2. Germany
  3. Bavaria
    1. Ostbayern
    2. Kelheim

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Weltenburg Monastery is located at the entrance to the romantic Danube Gorge. It was founded by the Irish-Scottish-Columban wandering monks Eustasius and Agilus from Luxeuil (Burgundy) around the year 600 and is thus the oldest monastic settlement in Bavaria.
The abbey church, built and decorated by the Asam brothers between 1716 and 1739 under the then abbot Maurus Bächl (1713–1743), is one of the masterpieces of European Baroque. In 1803 Weltenburg fell victim to secularization and was dissolved. However, it was rebuilt as a priory in 1842 by King Ludwig I of Bavaria and settled by monks from Metten. Since 1913 Weltenburg has been an abbey again.
The community sees its main task in pastoral care (looking after two parishes) and in welcoming guests. The St. Georg guest house serves this purpose and offers accommodation for around 100 people. We are also involved in adult education. Please read our course program. In addition, retreats and days of reflection are offered. Another pastoral task is to convey the message of the Christian faith through architecture and art to the numerous tourists (500,000 per year) during church tours. The monastery brewery and the monastery tavern ensure the physical well-being of the tourists. The brewery has been leased since 1973. The monastery also has an agricultural business.
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    93059 Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany

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    By car
    from Munich
    A9 via motorway junction Holledau onto the A93 exit Siegenburg or Abensberg
    from Nuremberg
    A3, exit Nittendorf, Sinzing or A93 Regensburg-Süd
    from Regensburg
    A 93, exit Regensburg South
    continue on the federal road B16
    Access to the monastery is only permitted to monks, guests of the St. Georg guesthouse and suppliers! Please use the visitor parking lot in the village of Weltenburg. A free shuttle service is available during the season (May to October) (please reserve at 09441 6757–0). A charging station for electric cars is not offered. Do you use a navigation device? We recommend activating the option “Avoid ferry” or deactivating “Use ferry”.
    By bike or on foot
    When planning your tour, please note that you may have to cross the Danube. You can use the following options to cross the Danube:
    Cable ferry Stausacker-Weltenburg. Please note the seasonal opening hours.
    Shipping Kelheim — Weltenburg. Please note the seasonal travel times.
    Kelheim Bridge (very steep gradient, 145 m uphill, 135 m downhill, from Maximiliansbrücke, Kelheim)
    Bridge Marching — Neustadt a. D. Danube (via B299)
    Cable ferry Hienheim – Eining. Please note the seasonal opening hours.
    Do you use a navigation device? We recommend activating the option “Avoid ferry” or deactivating “Use ferry”. A charging station for e-bikes is not offered.
    By train
    The nearest train station for travelers coming from Ingolstadt is Abensberg station.
    Since there is no regular bus service, we recommend taking a taxi to the monastery. Taxi companies are Taxi Eisler 09443 3788 or Taxi Schierlinger 09443 928908. The cost for the approximately 12 km route is approximately € 20.00.
    For travelers coming from Regensburg, we recommend the Saal an der Donau train station. From here you can use the regular bus service to Kelheim. In Kelheim, lines 5 and 10 of the VLK Kelheim provide a connection to Weltenburg. From mid-March to the end of October you can also use the boat connection to the monastery from Kelheim (please note the timetables!). A convenient way to continue your journey is with MH-Kelheim-Taxi GmbH (telephone: 09441 7036690) or Koc 09441 5252. The cost for the approximately 12 km route is approximately € 20.00.

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    • Latitude : 48.898990
    • Longitude : 11.820110

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