Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Alsace

Eglise romane
68240 Kaysersberg Vignoble

The Priory of Alspach, founded in the 11th century near Kaysersberg Vineyard (Great East), is a former Benedictine monastery and then clarisse, whose 12th century Romanesque remains have been classified as a historical monument since 1898.

Prieuré
67120 Molsheim

The Chartreuse de Molsheim, the Cartusian monastery of the 17th and 18th centuries, was a major religious centre in Alsace, integrated into the heart of the city. Today partially preserved, it houses a museum and cultural spaces.

Abbaye
67140 Andlau

The Abbey of Andlau, a Benedictine abbey founded in 880 in Andlau (Bas-Rhin), was an influential monastery under the Holy Empire, led by princesses-abbesses until the Revolution.

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
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.

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.

Abbaye
68420 Eguisheim

The abbey of Marbach, founded in the 11th century near Eguisheim in Alsace, was a major Augustinian priory, now reduced to remains such as its Romanesque narthex and its 15th century enclosure wall.

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.