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Monastic Church of St. Peter (Kastl Abbey)

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Monastic Church of St. Peter (Kastl Abbey)

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Monastic Church of St. Peter (Kastl Abbey)

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    Location: Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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    May 22, 2023

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    St. Peter
    In 1098, the three monastery founders, Margrave Diepold III of Vohburg, Count Berengar of Sulzbach and Count Otto of Habsberg-Kastl, were confirmed by Pope Paschal as having founded 

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    The Kastl monastery castle is the largely preserved hilltop castle and later Kastl monastery on a long dolomite hill above the Lauterach valley high above Kastl in the Amberg-Sulzbach district 

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    Great church that fascinated me as a child. At that time it was probably due to little Anna, who at that time could only be viewed in a wooden box at certain times. Today in an appropriate shrine.
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    1. Kastl Monastery Castle – Stairway to the Castle loop from Kastl

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    Elevation 460 m

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