Kloster Fürstenfeld
The former monastery site with its outstanding Baroque abbey church "Mariä Himmelfahrt" at its heart is definitely the town’s attraction.
In 1256 Louis II., Duke of Bavaria (“the Severe”), had his wife Mary of Brabant executed due to mistaken suspicion of adultery.
In 1263 Cistercian monks founded the monastery on the “prince field” whose building the Pope had imposed on the Duke as a penance for his crime and which was handsomely endowed by the Duke and his son, the future Emperor Louis the Bavarian.
In the aftermath of the Reformation turmoil and the Thirty Years’ War Abbot Martin Dallmayr (1640–1690) succeeded in creating the preconditions for a comprehensive internal and external new start. In 1691 the foundation stone of the Baroque monastery buildings was laid, in 1700 the building of the abbey commenced under the architect Antonio Viscardi. The brothers Cosmas Damian and Egid Quirin Asam were primarily responsible for the interior decorations.
Opening hours
Die Kirche ist grundsätzlich tagsüber bis zum Gitter geöffnet, vom Vorraum aus hat man einen guten Blick auf das imposante Innere.
Der gesamte Kirchenraum ist geöffnet:
20.04.22 bis September
Mittwoch bis Sonntag: 11 bis 18 Uhr, sonntags nach dem Gottesdienst
Public transport
The S-Bahn line 4 offers a Munich connection; The Fürstenfeldbruck station is about a ten-minute walk away, and the 815, 822 and X900 buses stop directly at the monastery area.
Getting there
As a junction between Munich and Augsburg, Fürstenfeldbruck has good transport connections (A 8, A 96, B 2, B 471). In the city of Fürstenfeldbruck the event forum is signposted.Parking
800 free parking spaces can be found directly at the house (Navi: 82256, Zisterzienserweg)Coordinates
Recommendations nearby
Cycling from the small community of Maisach via the beautiful towns of Fürstenfeldbruck and Germering to Pasing and from there via the Schloss ...
Long distance cycle trail from the Ammer sources near Oberammergau via Lake Ammersee to Moosburg an der Isar
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Kloster Fürstenfeld
82256 Fürstenfeldbruck
Special features
- 8 Routes nearby