Kloster Zwiefalten, Abtei Zwiefalten, Reichsabtei Zwiefalten | |
![]() Interior of the abbey church | |
Monastery information | |
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Full name | Abbey of Our Lady of Zwiefalten |
Order | Benedictine |
Established | 1089 |
Disestablished | 1802 |
Mother house | Hirsau Abbey |
Dedicated to | Our Lady |
People | |
Founder(s) | William of Hirsau |
Architecture | |
Status | closed |
Functional status | Sanatorium |
Architect | Johann Michael Fischer |
Style | Baroque |
Site | |
Location | Zwiefalten, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany |
Coordinates | 48°13′55″N 9°27′41″E / 48.23194°N 9.46139°E |
The Abbey of Our Lady of Zwiefalten, more commonly known as Zwiefalten Abbey (German: Kloster Zwiefalten, Abtei Zwiefalten or, after 1750, Reichsabtei Zwiefalten) is a former Benedictine monastery situated at Zwiefalten, near Reutlingen, in the German State of Baden-Württemberg. Zwiefalten lies on the touristic Upper Swabian Baroque Route. The abbey church is a major example of baroque architecture.