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Monastic Island of Reichenau

French: Île monastique de Reichenau
The Monastic Island of Reichenau is a World Heritage site in Germany defined by the UNESCO in 2000 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 549 (732, 365, 114) in our monthly survey..

"The island of Reichenau on Lake Constance preserves the traces of the Benedictine monastery, founded in 724, which exercised remarkable spiritual, intellectual and artistic influence. The churches of St Mary and Marcus, St Peter and St Paul, and St George, mainly built between the 9th and 11th centuries, provide a panorama of early medieval monastic architecture in central Europe. Their wall paintings bear witness to impressive artistic activity."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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