Monastic Island of Reichenau

World Heritage

Germany

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The island of Reichenau on Lake Constance preserves the remains of a Benedictine monastery founded in 724, which had a huge influence on the local spiritual, intellectual and artistic life. The churches of St. Mary and Markus, St. Peter and St. Paul and St. George were mainly built between the 9th and 11th centuries and offer a panoramic view of monastic architecture in the early Middle Ages in Central Europe. The frescoes in these churches bear witness to the impressive artistic activity of the time.

# Benedictine monastery

# Lake Constance

# Church of St. Mary and Marcus

# Church of St. Peter and St. Paul

# St. George's Church

# Medieval monastic architecture

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Reichenau, shown with Konstanz and Bodensee Kreise of Germany (yellow) and Thurgau canton of Switzer...

Aspen-lined Avenue to Reichenau Island

St. Georg, Reichenau-Oberzell

One of the island's many vegetable fields with Sankt Georg Kirche in the background

15th-century towers on the Romanesque church of Sts Peter and Paul in Reichenau-Niederzell

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Aerial view of Reichenau Island

South East Reichenau Island

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Information extracted from Wikidata

country	Germany
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/InselReichenau%2020090709%20MartinSteiger%20CCBYSA%20001.jpg
instance of	island
capital	Category:Deaths in Quedlinburg
located in the administrative territorial entity	Category:Deaths in Quedlinburg
locator map image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lage%20Reichenau%20Bodensee.png
executive body	Reichenau Island
locator map image	007103
location of creation	Reichenau (Baden-Württemberg)
IPA transcription	3492574
number of rooms	lccn-n86128286
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/02jnqw
Commons category	Reichenau Island
coordinate location	Point(9.063055555 47.693055555)
official website	http://www.reichenau.de
Commons gallery	Reichenau (Baden-Württemberg)
page banner	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WV%20banner%20Reichenau%20harbor.jpg
start time	2000-01-01T00:00:00Z
native label	Reichenau
length	4.5
elevation above sea level	412
area	4.3
width	1.6
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
World Heritage criteria	Larousse Encyclopedia online
uses	4049108-0

population	3203
point in time	2008-01-01T00:00:00Z