Kremsmunster Abbey - Benedictine monastery, situated in the foothills of the Alps in Kremsmünster in Upper Austria. He is one of the oldest monasteries in the Austrian territory.

The monastery was founded in 777 by Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria. According to legend, Tassilo founded a monastery on the spot where his son was attacked by Gunther boar during a hunt, leaving the young man died.

The first monks came from the monastery of Lower Bavaria, led by their rector Faterikom. The monastery received generous donations of Charlemagne and his successors. In the 10th century the monastery was destroyed during a raid by the Hungarians, and his possessions were divided between the Duke of Bavaria and the other bishops. Restoration began during the reign of Henry II, he became abbot of St. Gotthard.

The monastery library, built in 1689 by Charles Carlone, was very well known and attracted outstanding scientists Kremsmunster, where he wrote many important historical works, including stories of the bishop of Passau and the Dukes of Bavaria. Today the library contains 160,000 volumes, 1700 manuscripts.

Monastery at different times led the abbot, who had a great influence on the history of the monastery, and the situation in general. Abbot Gregor Lechner (1543-1558) in the mid-16th century did the monastic public school, and fought for the preservation of Catholicism in the region, where more spread Protestant doctrine. Protestantism flourished so quickly that the next Abbot Weiner made strong disagreement to the monastery, which had almost turned into a major conflict.

Among the abbots of the 18th century, the most famous and respected Fikslmilner Alexander, who built a great observatory and conducted extensive charity work.

The most valuable item in the monastery is a bowl Tassilo III. The cup is made of copper and silver gilt, 25 CMB height, weight of 3 kg. It was established in the year 769 in Salzburg or Mondsee. Bowl is still used in religious services on special occasions.

Today, in the monastery of 63 monks live.