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Tübingen District

Zollernalbkreis
Hechingen

Former Monastic Church of St John the Baptist, Stetten

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Baden-Württemberg

Tübingen District

Zollernalbkreis
Hechingen

Former Monastic Church of St John the Baptist, Stetten

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Former Monastic Church of St John the Baptist, Stetten

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  • Location: Hechingen, Zollernalbkreis, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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    January 22, 2021

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    Former monastery church of St. John the Baptist in Hechingen-Stetten.

    The monastery and church, built in the Gothic architectural style (13th century) with mostly baroque furnishings by Zollerraf Friedrich the …
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    The monastery church of St. John the Baptist (Stetten) was built around 1280 in the early Gothic style.

    Interior features include a richly decorated tabernacle from the late 15th century and a Baroque pulpit from 1738. As the burial place of the Counts of Zollern, the monastery is historically very significant for the region.

    Today, the church is used as a branch church and is supported by a preservation society dedicated to its upkeep and maintenance.
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    The former Stetten im Gnadental monastery is located in Stetten, a suburb of Hechingen in the Zollernalb district (Baden-Württemberg). It was founded as an Augustinian monastery, but in 1278 it …
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    Location: Hechingen, Zollernalbkreis, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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