Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Upper Rhine

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.

Eglise romane
68490 Ottmarsheim

The abbey and church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul d'Ottmarsheim, founded in the 11th century in Alsace, is a rare octagonal building inspired by the Palatine chapel of Aix-la-Chapelle, mixing Byzantine, Carolingian and Ottonian styles in the Great East.

Eglise romane
68140 Munster

Munster Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded around 660, stands in the heart of the Alsatian city of Munster (High Rhine). Its ruins, witness to a turbulent history between imperial power and Protestant decline, have been protected since 1990.

Eglise romane
68530 Murbach

Murbach Abbey, founded in the 8th century in Alsace, is a 12th century Romanesque jewel. An influential vestige of the Holy Empire, it dominates the Guebwiller valley with its sandstone towers and its gun porch of the Prince Abbé, classified as a Historic Monument since 1841.

Abbaye
68950 Reiningue

The Abbey of Notre-Dame d'Oelenberg, a Cistercian-Trappist monastery founded in the 11th century in Reiningue (High Rhine), is an Alsatian high spiritual place marked by a rich history, from war destruction to reconstruction, until its closure in 2024.

68490 Ottmarsheim

The Sainte-Anne Chapel, integrated into the Saint-Bernard Priory, is a 19th-century religious building located in Ottmarsheim (Haut-Rhin), classified as a historical monument since 2015 for its painted decorations.

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.

68340 Riquewihr

The Abbey of Autrey is a 16th century historical house in Riquewihr (High Rhine), classified as a historical monument in 1994, marked by late Renaissance and Gothic architecture.