Melk Abbey on the Danube

Massive Baroque Benedictine Abbey high up on an outcropping overlooking the town of Melk and the river Danube. The present building was built in the early 1700s, but the monks have lived and worked here since 1089. There are currently 22 monks living here now, but a new young monk will join the community this fall. There is a school for 900 students here as well (just a regular school).Read more