Odenwald templomai

Historic Churches & Monasteries

The Odenwald region preserves over a millennium of spiritual heritage, ranging from the 9th-century Carolingian Einhardsbasilika to the grand Baroque Jesuit Church in Heidelberg. This selection includes active Benedictine monasteries like Neuburg Abbey, the pilgrimage site of Walldürn known for its 'Miracle of the Blood' relic, and the Ersheimer Kapelle, the oldest church in the Neckar Valley. These sites showcase significant Romanesque, Gothic, and Baroque architecture set within the region's historic towns and scenic hills.

Historic Churches & Monasteries — Térkép

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Church of the Holy Spirit

The Church of the Holy Spirit is the largest church in Heidelberg, Germany.

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Jesuit Church Heidelberg

Take a look at this magnificent Jesuit Church and admire its Baroque architecture.

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Neuburg Abbey

Neuburg Abbey near Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg is a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint Bartholomew, and part of the Beuronese…

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Kapelle Amorsbrunn

This chapel in Amorbach was built over a pre-Christian spring cult site. The current structure features a late Gothic choir and 16th-century frescoes.

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Klosterkirche Lobenfeld

A 12th-century Romanesque monastery church featuring significant medieval wall paintings and a well-preserved cloister area.

Christian Kehrer (1775-1869) / Public domain

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Einhardsbasilika

One of the few nearly intact Carolingian buildings in Germany, this 9th-century basilica was built by Einhard, the biographer of Charlemagne.

Fritz Geller-Grimm / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Wallfahrtsbasilika St. Georg zum Heiligen Blut

A major Catholic pilgrimage site featuring a Baroque interior. It houses the 'Miracle of the Blood' corporal, a relic dating back to 1330.

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Carmelite Monastery Church of the Annunciation

The Carmelite Monastery Church of the Annunciation at Hirschhorn in Hesse, Germany dates from 1406, when the Lord of Hirschhorn established…

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Ersheimer Kapelle

Dedicated to Saints Nazarius and Celsus, this cemetery church is considered the oldest in the Neckar Valley, with foundations dating back to the 8th century.

Rosenzweig / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Stadtpfarrkirche Sankt Jakobus der Ältere

A Catholic parish church in Miltenberg featuring two prominent towers and a rich interior with late Gothic and Baroque elements.

Reinhard Dietrich / Public domain

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St. Nikolaus

Neo-Baroque Catholic parish church in Wörth am Main, constructed in the late 19th century as the town's third historical church building.

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Bergkirche

A Protestant church situated on a prominent hill overlooking the old town center of Auerbach, serving as a landmark visible across the region.

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Karmeliterkloster

The site of a former Carmelite convent and church in Heidelberg, representing the city's medieval and early modern religious history.

Kuebi / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Stephanskloster

Located on the Michelsberg, these 11th-century ruins mark the site of a former monastery built using stones from the nearby Heidenmauer.