Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Weltenburg Narrows

Kloster Weltenburg (Weltenburg Abbey) is the oldest abbey in Bavaria, founded about 620 by iro-scottish monks St. Eustasius and St. Agilus. The abbey is situated on the banks of the Danube, just west of the "Danube Gorge" (aka "Weltenburg Narrows" - "Donaudurchbruch"). Saint Rupert may have consecrated a church here, dedicated to St. George around 700. In 1050 Benedictian monks founded a brewery here, that is still existing (though the abbey got secularised in 1803). The brewery claims to be the oldest monastery brewery in the world today. The title is disputed by the nearby Weihenstephan brewery, founded in 1040. But document about the Weihenstphan monastery brewery is probably a falsification from the 17th century. This is the courtyard of the monastery, used as a beergarden. During the rainy weather there are not many visitors here. Up on the wall you can see, how nicely the abbey is placed on the Danube. The building behind is - under scaffolding! Here are the websites of the two oldest breweries of the planet: Weltenburg www.weltenburger.de/ Weihenstephan weihenstephaner.de/language.php

Kloster Weltenburg (Weltenburg Abbey) is the oldest abbey in Bavaria, founded about 620 by iro-scottish monks. The abbey is situated on the banks of the Danube, just west of the "Danube Gorge" (aka "Weltenburg Narrows" - "Donaudurchbruch"). Saint Rupert may have consecrated a church here, dedicated to St. George around 700. In 1050 Benedictian monks founded a brewery here, that is still existing (though the abbey got secularised in 1803 and refounded some decades later). The brewery claims, to be the oldest monastery brewery in the world today, even older than the brewery in Weihenstephan. There are not many traces from the early times. During the wars of the 16th/17th century, the abbey was looted a couple of times. Most of the building seen here were erected within the first half of the 18th century in the Baroque style. At that time the abbey was wealthy again and could effort to have the best artists here to work. The famed Asam-Brothers Cosmas Damian and Egid Quirin, acclaimed celebreties of the Baroque time in Bavaria, having an showcase-chapel in Munich, did the interior design of the St. Georg church. This is a jewel for all aficionados of the Baroque style. Here is the large fresco under the oval dome. The fresco was probably done by Egid Quirin Asam, while his brother Cosmas Damian Asam created the stucco around it. Accordingly they added two portaits, one in fresco, one in stucco. I´ll upload a closeup next.

Kloster Weltenburg (Weltenburg Abbey) is the oldest abbey in Bavaria, founded about 620 by iro-scottish monks. The abbey is situated on the banks of the Danube, just west of the "Danube Gorge" (aka "Weltenburg Narrows" - "Donaudurchbruch"). Saint Rupert may have consecrated a church here, dedicated to St. George around 700. In 1050 Benedictian monks founded a brewery here, that is still existing (though the abbey got secularised in 1803 and refounded some decades later). The brewery claims, to be the oldest monastery brewery in the world today, even older than the brewery in Weihenstephan. There are not many traces from the early times. During the wars of the 16th/17th century, the abbey was looted a couple of times. Most of the building seen here were erected within the first half of the 18th century in the Baroque style. At that time the abbey was wealthy again and could effort to have the best artists here to work. The famed Asam-Brothers Cosmas Damian and Egid Quirin, acclaimed celebreties of the Baroque time in Bavaria, having an showcase-chapel in Munich, did the interior design of the St. Georg church. This is a jewel for all aficionados of the late Baroque style. Actually both brothers added little self portraits under the ceiling.

The "Danube Gorge" (aka "Weltenburg Narrows", "Donaudurchbruch", "Weltenburger Enge") starts just a hundred meters east of the abbey. No surprise, that Weltenburg Abbey is often hit by severe floodings. There are tourist boats going through the gorge to Kehlheim from Weltenburg. See the previous upload for an aerial overview.