The monastery was founded in the 12th century as a Benedictine convent and dissolved in 1806. All of the monastery's buildings are now listed as historical monuments. Directly adjacent to the monastery is the Urspring karst spring, a source of the Blau River. Unfortunately, there is no beer garden or restaurant here. Today, some of the buildings are used as a boarding school.

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March 23, 2019

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Place worth seeing with interesting facilities

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Elevation 550 m

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Location: Schelklingen, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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