Ottobeuren

Ottobeuren combines the quiet rhythm of an Allgäu market town with the scale of a former Benedictine power centre, a contrast that reflects its cultural position in Bavarian Swabia. The settlement lies on the Günz, amid gently rolling country between the Allgäu and the Danube basin. Its defining landmark is Ottobeuren Abbey, founded in 764 and rebuilt on a monumental scale in the 18th century. The Abbey Basilica of St Alexander and St Theodore is a major work of Bavarian Baroque and Rococo, with a twin-towered façade and lavishly decorated interior. Although the abbey was secularised in 1802, the complex still gives the town an unusually grand presence. See how Ottobeuren fits within the Allgäu and Bavarian Swabia by browsing webcams nearby.

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