Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Weltenburger Narrowness

Watching the Danube in the early morning.

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 "Weltenburger Enge" ("Danube Gorge"). 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 buildings 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 monastery has a guesthouse. I had booked this basic room there, as I wanted to see (and hear) the Danube very late and very early.

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 "Weltenburger Enge" ("Danube Gorge"). 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 buildings 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. - As the photos I took inside the church in 2012 are much better than the photos I took in 2020, I have added two PiPs.

"Weltenburger Enge" (aka "Donaudurchbruch bei Weltenburg" is the "Danube Gorge" near the Weltenburg Monastery. The gorge is enclosed on either side by rock faces up to 80 metres high. The Danube narrows by up to 110 metres and attains a depth of 20 metres. The area was designated as a natural monument under King Ludwig I of Bavaria as early as 1840.

"Weltenburger Enge" (aka "Donaudurchbruch bei Weltenburg" is the "Danube Gorge" near the Weltenburg Monastery. The gorge is enclosed on either side by rock faces up to 80 metres high. The Danube narrows by up to 110 metres and attains a depth of 20 metres. The area was designated as a natural monument under King Ludwig I of Bavaria as early as 1840. All along rivers existed towpaths, as up to the 19th century towing was the only way to move boats upstream. As towing was impossible within the "Weltenburger Narrowness" people used long spearlike rods with hooks and these iron rings to pull the boat upstream.