page_title: Neustadt am Main Abbey
section_title: St. Michael and fortifications
hierarchical_section_title: Neustadt am Main Abbey / Structures / St. Michael and fortifications
caption_attribution_description: English: St. Michael chapel in the cemetery of Neustadt am Main, Germany. Built in the 13th century. Altered in 1729-33.
context_page_description: Neustadt am Main Abbey was an abbey of the Benedictine Order in Neustadt am Main, Bavaria, Germany. It existed from the 8th century until the dissolution of abbeys in the course of secularization in 1803. During its heyday in the early Middle Ages, the abbey was a political power that vied for regional influence with the Prince-bishops of Würzburg, the Archbishops of Mainz and the Counts of Rieneck. Today its location is occupied by a monastery operated by the nuns of the "Dominican Order of Saint Catherine of Siena", also known as Kloster Neustadt. The former abbey church today serves as the Catholic parish church for Neustadt.
context_section_description: St. Michael on the Michaelsberg mostly dates from the first half of the 13th century, with some significant alterations made in 1729-33. It stands on the foundations of two previous structures. The earlier one was an aisleless church with an apse to the east. The second, smaller one, had no choir and was likely half-timbered with no masonry foundations. The earlier chapel likely dates from the period 770-850.
  The top of the hill is surrounded by an almost rectangular rampart measuring 120 m by 100 m. It was probably built between 770 and 850. and likely served as a retreat for the people of the village on the river as well as an outlook over the river, the Via Publica and the nearby Royal forest.
  The hill has been the site of five archaeological excavations (1914, 1934, 1974, 1982/3 and 1988).
  Until 1803, the Michaelskapelle was the parish church of Neustadt am Main. It then passed to the Löwenstein family. In 1978, it was gifted by Karl, Fürst zu Löwenstein to the municipality. The church was renovated in 1981-89. Today, the church serves as the cemetery chapel and is closed to the public.
caption: St. Michael chapel
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