Ochsenhausen: Kloster Ochsenhausen

Ochsenhausen occupies the valley of the Rottum in Upper Swabia, Baden-Württemberg. The town is defined by Ochsenhausen Abbey, a former Benedictine imperial abbey whose extensive Baroque buildings and church form its historic core. Founded in 1093, the monastery became a self-governing imperial abbey within the Holy Roman Empire and was secularised in 1803. Its former precinct now houses Baden-Württemberg’s State Academy for Young Musicians, maintaining a living connection with musical education. Ochsenhausen is also a terminus of the Öchsle, a heritage narrow-gauge railway that runs through the Upper Swabian countryside to Warthausen. Browse additional webcams from Upper Swabia to extend your view of the Rottum valley.

Baden-Württemberg is best known within Germany for the Black Forest, the wooded upland region that shapes much of the state’s southwest. Its terrain also reaches from the Upper Rhine plain and its wine-growing areas to the limestone ridges of the Swabian Jura, while Lake Constance marks part of the southern frontier. Stuttgart, the state capital, is closely tied to the automobile industry and hosts the Mercedes-Benz Museum and Porsche Museum. Heidelberg’s old town and castle add another important strand to the region’s identity, alongside renowned universities, spas and regional cooking. Find related webcams in the surrounding area to build a fuller picture of Baden-Württemberg.

Germany stretches from the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts to the Alps on its southern border, encompassing northern plains, river valleys and forested uplands. The Rhine, Danube and Elbe have long connected its regions, while the Black Forest and Bavarian Alps give the south a more dramatic relief. Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island reflect the capital’s role in German history and culture. Cologne Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rises above the Rhine, and the Bauhaus movement, founded in Weimar in 1919, transformed modern design far beyond Germany. Regional cooking, Christmas markets and brewing traditions bring further character to daily life. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Germany.