This Augustinian monastery was founded in the 12th Century by Bishop Ulrich of Passau and houses a growing collection of works of art and manuscripts. St. George and St. Stephen are the patrons and its library has several hundred illuminated manuscripts. Many wooden paintings adorn its interior. This village along the banks of the Danube was once the site of the Roman camp of Comagena , and is today one of the seats of the Babenbergs. In 1250 a vast funerary chapel will be built, called that of the three kings.
Wine is grown in the surrounding hills.
This Benedictine Abbey stands just four miles north of Vienna on a hill known as the Kahlenberg heights overlooking the Danube. Just two miles further north lies the Kahlenberg , which itself stands 1000 ft. above the river below and offers a spectacular view of the surrounding area, including the mighty spire of the Cathedral of St. Stephen in nearby Vienna. The Chapter of Klosterneuberg has a magnificent alterpiece by Nicolas of Verdun, the master goldsmith, who finished it in 1151, and contains over 50 enameled subjects. South of the Abbey towards Wien lie the vineyards of Grinzing , a small village famous for its succulent white wines. A bluff, more of a hillock than a mountain, which marks the last foothill overlooking Vienna before the great plain of Hungary, standing above the Danube.