Sedlec Abbey

Sedlec Abbey
Sedlecký klášter
Abbey church
Map
49°57′35.43″N 15°17′23.56″E / 49.9598417°N 15.2898778°E / 49.9598417; 15.2898778
LocationKutná Hora, Czech Republic
DenominationCatholic
History
StatusFormer Cistercian monastery
Architecture
StyleGothic
Groundbreaking1142 (1142)
TypeCultural
Designated1995
RegionEurope and North America

Sedlec Abbey (Czech: Sedlecký klášter) is a former Cistercian monastery in Sedlec, part of Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1142, it was the first Cistercian foundation in Bohemia. Along with the rest of the Kutná Hora town centre, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, because of its outstanding Baroque architecture.[1] It is well known for housing the Sedlec Ossuary.

  1. ^ "Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 June 2021.