Churches in Bavaria

Historic Churches & Abbeys

This collection features 15 historic churches and monasteries across Bavaria, highlighting architectural styles such as Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque, and Cistercian. Included are significant Benedictine and Cistercian abbeys, medieval cathedrals, and parish churches that reflect Bavaria's religious and cultural heritage spanning from the 11th century onward.

Historic Churches & Abbeys — Map

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Augsburg Cathedral

The Cathedral of Augsburg is a Catholic cathedral in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, founded in the 11th century in Romanesque style, but with…

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Former St Mang’s Abbey

St. Mang's Abbey, Füssen or Füssen Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Füssen in Bavaria, Germany.

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Ettal Abbey

Ettal Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Ettal close to Oberammergau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany.

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Ettal Abbey

Ettal Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Ettal close to Oberammergau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany.

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Fürstenfeld Abbey

Fürstenfeld Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria, Germany.

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Eichstätt Cathedral

Eichstätt Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Willibald and St.

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Benediktinerinnenabtei Sankt Walburg

A Benedictine nunnery located in Eichstätt, part of the Bavarian Diocese of Eichstätt.

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St. Laurentius

An Evangelical Lutheran parish church in Thurnau, Upper Franconia with Baroque architectural elements.

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Mariä Himmelfahrt

Baroque church of the former Cistercian monastery Fürstenfeld, situated within the monastery district.

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Basilika St. Alexander und Theodor

The church of the Benedictine abbey Ottobeuren, noted for its Baroque architecture in Unterallgäu.

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Bekenntniskirche

An Evangelical Lutheran church in Gersthofen, Bavarian Swabia, reflecting regional heritage.

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St. Anne's Church, Augsburg

St. Anne's Church in Augsburg, Germany, is a medieval church building that was originally part of a monastery built in 1321.

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St. Jakobus

Catholic parish church dedicated to St. Jakobus major, located in Augsburg.

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St. Georg

A Roman Catholic parish church in Westendorf, Augsburg district, exhibiting regional heritage.

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Maria Himmelfahrt

A Roman Catholic church named Maria Himmelfahrt, recognized as a place of worship with heritage status.

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