 Andechs Abbey | |
  Location within Bavaria  Andechs Abbey (Germany) | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Benedictine |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Site | |
| Location | Landkreis of Starnberg (Upper Bavaria) |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 47°58′28.776″N 11°10′56.838″E / 47.97466000°N 11.18245500°E |
| Website | www |
Andechs Abbey is a Benedictine priory in the municipality of Andechs, in the Landkreis of Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany. A place of pilgrimage on a hill east of the Ammersee, the Abbey is famed for its flamboyant Baroque church and its brewery, Klosterbrauerei Andechs, the proceeds from which help fund the monks' mission of help. Composer Carl Orff is buried in the church.