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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.
The heart of the Abbey Waldsassen is the world-renowned library hall which was created in the interim phase from late Baroque to Rococo. Life-size wooden statues, skilfully carved by Karl Stilp carry the gallery that surrounds the hall. They allegorically por - tray the manifestations of human arrogance. The stucco work was
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 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. The original community was sent to Waldsassen from Volkenroda Abbey in Thuringia, of the line of Morimond Abbey.
- Basilikaplatz 2, Waldsassen, Germany
Jul 15, 2013 · Discover The Skeletons of Waldsassen Basilica in Waldsassen, Germany: Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Dec 7, 2009 · Baroque churches and monastery library by Georg Dientzenhofer, Carlone, Hofreiter, and Steinfels are the top sights in Waldsassen in the Upper Palatinate, Germany. The main reason to visit Waldsassen is to see the Cistercian abbey church and library – both are masterpieces of the Bavarian Baroque and Rococo. The Wallfahrtskirche der ...
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.
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