Admont Abbey

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Mittlere Bachgasse 44, 8911 Admont, Austria

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N47° 34' 33" E14° 27' 38"   (47.575833333333, 14.460555555556) Start navigation »

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Admont Abbey (German: Stift Admont) is a Benedictine monastery located on the Enns River in the town of Admont, Austria. The oldest remaining monastery in Styria, Admont Abbey contains the largest monastic library in the world as well as a long-established scientific collection. It is known for its Baroque architecture, art, and manuscripts.
The abbey's location on the borders of the mountainous Gesäuse National Park (the name Admont derives from the Latin expression "ad montes," "at the mountains") is of unusual scenic beauty.

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