Zwiefalten Abbey
Kloster Zwiefalten, Abtei Zwiefalten, Reichsabtei Zwiefalten | |
Interior of the abbey church | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| 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.