page_title: Tautra Abbey
hierarchical_section_title: Tautra Abbey
caption_attribution_description: Tautra Mariakloster, Norway West entry of nave of the old monastery
context_page_description: Tautra Abbey was a monastery of Cistercian monks founded in the 13th century on the island of Tautra in the Trondheimsfjord in Norway. The island is part of the municipality of Frosta in Trøndelag county, Norway. Tautra Abbey was dissolved during the Reformation in Scandinavia when its lands were passed to the Crown, but the sizeable ruins of the church are still to be seen. The ruins of the former abbey are relatively well preserved and are a favorite tourist destination.
context_section_description: Tautra Abbey (Norwegian: Tautra Mariakloster) was a monastery of Cistercian monks founded in the 13th century on the island of Tautra in the Trondheimsfjord in Norway. The island is part of the municipality of Frosta in Trøndelag county, Norway. Tautra Abbey was dissolved during the Reformation in Scandinavia when its lands were passed to the Crown, but the sizeable ruins of the church are still to be seen. The ruins of the former abbey  (Tautra klosterruin) are relatively well preserved and are a favorite tourist destination.
caption: Ruins of the nave and the portal of the original abbey in the west front
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