Frauenchiemsee
thumb|right|Aerial image of the Fraueninsel (2021) The island Frauenchiemsee, often called Fraueninsel (), is the second largest of the three islands in Chiemsee lake, Germany. It belongs to the municipality of Chiemsee in the Upper Bavarian district of Rosenheim, which is the smallest municipality in all of Bavaria. The large and car-free Fraueninsel houses a convent of Benedictine nuns, which is usually called , as well as 300 permanent residents.
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- History
- Architecture and Landmarks
- Island Cathedral
- Island Cemetery
- Carolingian gate hall
- Lime Grove and Ancient Trees
- Tourism
- References
thumb|right|Aerial image of the Fraueninsel (2021) The island Frauenchiemsee, often called Fraueninsel (), is the second largest of the three islands in Chiemsee lake, Germany. It belongs to the municipality of Chiemsee in the Upper Bavarian district of Rosenheim, which is the smallest municipality in all of Bavaria. The large and car-free Fraueninsel houses a convent of Benedictine nuns, which is usually called , as well as 300 permanent residents.
== History == thumb|right|Frauenwörth abbey The monastery was founded in 782 by Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria, making Frauenwörth the eldest German speaking convent beyond the Alps. It was called Schönau in the Notitia de servitio monasteriorum. In 850, Blessed Irmengard was the first known abbess. The minster is dedicated to the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary.