Wessobrunn

The Wessobrunn abbey was founded by bavarian count Tassilo III in 753, after he had seen a crosslike spring in a dream. A couple of days later he found this spring here. Charlemagne supported the young abbey.
Around 950 Hungarian troops burnt in down. It had a comeback, after "The Battle of Lechfeld" (955), that stopped the incursions of the Hungarians into Western Europe. Over the next centuries most existing buildings were replaced in the glittering bavarian baroque style. Only this big steeple (called "the grey" duke) survived. Wessobrunn is as well known for the "Wessobrunn Prayer", that was found here. This is the oldest religious poem in (old-)german language, now stored in the Munich archives.