Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Lower Rhine

Eglise romane
67120 Altorf

The Abbey of Altorf, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 10th century in Altorf (Great East), combines Romanesque and Baroque architecture. Classified as a historical monument, it houses a reliquary of Saint Cyriac and was a place of pilgrimage until the 18th century.

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.

Abbaye
67210 Obernai

The Truttenhausen Abbey, founded in the 12th century near Obernai in the Great East, was an Augustinian priory and a hospice for pilgrims, today in ruins with some Gothic and Romanesque remains.

67470 Seltz

The remains of Saint-Barthélémy Abbey, founded in the 10th century in Seltz (Bas-Rhin), were an imperial Benedictine abbey rebuilt in the 14th century after a flood. Today, its foundations were rediscovered in 1981 and 1988.

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.

Eglise romane
67530 Ottrott

Hohenbourg Abbey, or monastery of Sainte-Odile, is an Alsatian religious building founded in the 7th century on Mount Sainte-Odile in Ottrott (Bas-Rhin). This emblematic place, marked by successive reconstructions, combines Merovingian history, Gothic architecture and Christian pilgrimage.

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.

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.