Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Alsace

Eglise romane et gothique
67710 Wangenbourg-Engenthal

The monastery of Obersteigen, founded in the 13th century in Wangenburg-Engenthal (Bas-Rhin), is a former convent of regular canons, mixing Romanesque and Gothic architecture, with a chapel classified as a historical monument since 1862.

Abbaye
68290 Masevaux-Niederbruck

Masevaux Abbey, a 15th-century Benedictine abbey located in Masevaux-Niederbruck (Great East), is a historical monument of which only the choir of the church and partially transformed convent buildings remains.

Eglise romane
67440 Marmoutier

The abbey of Saint-Étienne de Marmoutier, a former Benedictine abbey of the 6th century in Marmoutier (Bas-Rhin), is famous for its Romano-Byzantine facade and its history linked to Irish monks and Merovingian kings.

Abbaye
68480 Lucelle

Lucelle Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century, is located on the French-Swiss border in the Upper Rhine. This emblematic monument, marked by Gothic and Baroque reconstructions, was a major spiritual and economic centre in Alsace.

Eglise romane
67530 Saint-Nabor

Sainte-Marie de Niedermunster Abbey, founded in the 7th century by Saint Odile in Saint-Nabor (Great East), is an ancient Benedictine abbey classified as a historic monument since 1846, now in ruins after centuries of destruction and plunder.

67440 Marmoutier

The former Benedictine abbey Saint-Étienne, founded in the 6th century in Marmoutier (Great East), is a historic jewel listed as a Historic Monument, famous for its Romano-Byzantine facade and its 18th century Silbermann organs.

Monastère
68240 Kaysersberg Vignoble

Kaysersberg Monastery, a former Franciscan convent of the 15th and 18th centuries, is located in Kaysersberg Vineyard in the Upper Rhine. Ranked a historic monument in 1946, it combines medieval architecture and subsequent transformations.

Abbaye
67350 Dauendorf

The abbey of Neubourg, a former 12th century Cistercian abbey located in Dauendorf, Alsace, remains today only in the state of protected ruins as a historical monument since 1990.