This abbey is located at a picturesque spot near the river Traun, where once the castle of the Counts of Wels-Lambach stood. In 1040 Arnold II dedicated a building to secular canons. After his death his son Adalbero, who was bishop of Wuerzburg, transformed this building into a Benedictine Abbey. The first monks to live there came from Muensterschwarzach near Wuerzburg.
Between 1941 and 1945 the abbey was closed and when the monks came back in 1945 the abbey was restored and the long tradition of teaching was revived again.
Romanesque Art
You enter Lambach Abbey through a lovingly decorated marble portal. Inside you can see the most impressive Baroque halls and the Lambach frescoes, which are considered masterpieces of the early Romaesque art. In 1089 the abbey´s church, a Romanesque basilica, was built. Today´s visitors are attracted by the famous frescoes in the remaining part of this church.
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