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Tholey Benedictine Abbey

Tholey Benedictine Abbey

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Tholey Benedictine Abbey

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Mountain biking

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Road cycling

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Gravel riding

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Naturpark Saar-Hunsrück

Location: Tholey, St. Wendel, Saarland, Germany

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Streifenhörnchen

March 22, 2019

Hiking

For more than 1,400 years, monks have lived and prayed here according to the rules of St. Benedict. This makes the abbey one of the oldest monasteries on German soil.

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Lydia Van Wageningen

April 30, 2022

Hiking

Since March 2021, new windows have been installed in the church. Three by the famous artist Richter, 63 by Mahbuba Elham Maqsoodi (a German-Afghan artist). The church is bathed in …

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March 2, 2024

Road cycling

The Benedictine Abbey at Tholey was founded in 634 AD. first mentioned in a document and is considered the oldest monastery on German soil. The abbey church from the 13th century is one of the oldest Gothic churches in Germany.

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Tholey Benedictine Abbey – Abbey Main Gate loop from Tholey

8.19km

02:20

180m

180m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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Abbey Main Gate – Tholey Benedictine Abbey loop from Tholey

5.25km

01:28

100m

100m

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.

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4.0

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#3.

Abbey Main Gate – Tholey Benedictine Abbey loop from Tholey

8.93km

02:28

160m

160m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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Moderate

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Elevation 370 m

Contacts

www.abtei-tholey.de/

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Location: Tholey, St. Wendel, Saarland, Germany

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