Stift Admont

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Name (Latin)
Stift Admont
Other forms of name
Admont, Austria (Benedictine abbey)
Benediktinerstift Admont
Klöster Admont
Coordinates
14.46216 14.46216 47.57502 47.57502 (gooearth )
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 128466393
Wikidata: Q667615
Library of congress: n 78076380
HAI10: 000566880
Sources of Information
  • Gabriel Dreer (um 1580-1631) und die Kunstt atigkeit der Kl oster Admont und Ottobeuren, 2004.
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Wikipedia description:

Admont Abbey (German: Stift Admont, (IPA: [ʃ͡tɪft ˈaːdˌmont])) is a Benedictine monastery located on the Enns River in the town of Admont, Styria, Austria. The oldest remaining monastery in Styria, Admont Abbey contains the largest monastic library in the world as well as a long-established scientific collection. It is known for its Baroque architecture, art, and manuscripts. The abbey's location borders the mountainous Gesäuse National Park (the name Admont derives from the Latin expression "ad montes", which means "at the mountains").

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