The remains of the Abbey can be visited
MonasteryWörschweiler
Wörschweiler Abbey
In the Saar-Pfalz-Kreis in Saarland, Germany, is the monastery ruin of Wörschweiler, a former Cistercian abbey. The complex, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is on a ridge above the village of Wörschweiler.
History+
The monastery of Wörschweiler was established around 1171/1172. Initially conceived as a Benedictine monastery, it was later taken over by Cistercian monks and became a daughter monastery of the Lotharingian abbey of Villers-Bettnach. During the 16th century, the monastery experienced a decline and was secularized in 1558 as part of the Reformation. A fire destroyed the complex in 1614, though the economic buildings were reused from 1662 onwards. Excavation and preservation work to uncover the ruins took place in the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
On site+
Today, the site remains as a ruin, with the foundations of the three-aisled sandstone pillar basilica and parts of the cloister still visible. Numerous grave slabs are displayed on site or preserved in the Roman Museum Schwarzenacker.
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