Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Lower Rhine

Romanesque and Gothic Church
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.

Romanesque Church
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.

Romanesque Church
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.

Abbey
67600 Ebersmunster

Ebersmunster Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century in Ebersmunster (Bas-Rhin), is an Alsatian Baroque jewel. Its church, rebuilt in the 18th century by Peter Thumb, dominates the religious heritage of the Great East.

Abbey
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.

Abbey
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.

Romanesque Church
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.

Romanesque Church
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.