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- Waldsassen is located in Germany, Europe. Waldsassen is located at the latitude of 50.005322 and the longitude of 12.304112.
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Waldsassen (German pronunciation: [valtˈzasn̩] ⓘ; Northern Bavarian: Woidsassen) is a town in the district of Tirschenreuth in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria.
It’s on this border that you’ll find the town of Waldsassen. Waldsassen became famous for its Imperial Abbey, and much of the town’s sightseeing revolves around it. It didn’t start out as an Imperial Abbey, just a regular old one built by the Cistercians in 1128.
Waldsassen Abbey (German: Abtei Waldsassen) is a Cistercian nunnery, formerly a Cistercian monastery, located on the River Wondreb at Waldsassen near Tirschenreuth, Oberpfalz, in Bavaria, Germany, close to the border with the Czech Republic. In the Holy Roman Empire it was an Imperial Abbey.
- Waldsassen Tourist Office
- Waldsassen’S Baroque Abbey Basilica and Library
- The Bibliotheksaal (Library) at Waldsassen in The Upper Palatinate
- Further Destinations in The Oberpfalz / Upper Palatinate
Tourist-Info Waldsassen, Johannisplatz 11, 95652 Waldsassen, tel 09632-88-160. Most Mondays at 10 am and Fridays at 3 pm, visitors are welcomed in the Waldsassen tourist office with a short video and free glass of Sekt (sparkling wine) or a coffee.
The Stiftsbasilika Waldsassen(Abbey Basilica), Basilikaplatz 6, tel 09632-1387, is a Baroque masterpiece worth a detour. The original church and monastery were severely damaged during the 15th and 16th centuries and almost completely destroyed during the Thirty Years’ War. Following the return of the Cistercians to Waldsassen in 1661, the decision ...
In the adjacent Waldsassen monastery, the main sight is the marvelous Bibliotheksaal(Library), Basilikaplatz 2, tel 09632-920-025. It was completed in 1726 and in the transition style from High Baroque to Rococo. The frescoes of the Waldsassen Library are by Karl Hofreiter but the true artistic highlight is the wood-carved atlantes by Karl Stipt. T...
Waldsassen, Germany. Waldsassen Abbey was founded by Gerwich of Wolmundstein, a Benedictine monk of Sigeberg Abbey, with the permission of his former abbot Kuno, then Bishop of Regensburg, and built between 1128 and 1132.
- Basilikaplatz 2, Waldsassen, Germany
Sep 8, 2010 · Stepping into the Baroque chapel of the Waldsassen Basilica, we were greeted by the most stylish skeletons we’d ever laid eyes on. We shuffled along the perimeter of the chapel...
Oct 9, 2017 · Waldsassen Abbey (Abtei Waldsassen) is a Cistercian nunnery, formerly a Cistercian monastery, located on the River Wondreb, in the Bavarian region known as the Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate). In the Holy Roman Empire Waldsassen was an Imperial Abbey.
