Kloster Michaelsberg | |
Monastery information | |
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Other names | Kloster Michelsberg |
Order | Benedictine |
Established | 1015 |
Disestablished | 1802/3 |
Site | |
Location | Bamberg |
Coordinates | 49°53′37″N 10°52′38″E / 49.8936111111°N 10.8772222222°E |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iv |
Designated | 1993 (17th session) |
Reference no. | 624 |
Region | Europe and North America |
Michaelsberg Abbey or Michelsberg Abbey, also St. Michael's Abbey, Bamberg (German: Kloster Michaelsberg or Michelsberg) is a former Benedictine monastery in Bamberg in Bavaria, Germany. After its dissolution in 1803 the buildings were used for the almshouse Vereinigtes Katharinen- und Elisabethen-Spital, which is still there as a retirement home. The former abbey church remains in use as the Michaelskirche.
The buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Town of Bamberg". As of 2016 and for the foreseeable future, the church is closed for repairs.