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Which famous Baroque Benedictine abbey stands on a rock above the Danube at the beginning of the Wachau?
In the exam (German)
Welches berühmte Barockstift der Benediktiner steht auf einem Felsen über der Donau am Beginn der Wachau?
- aZwettl AbbeyStift Zwettl
- bHeiligenkreuz AbbeyStift Heiligenkreuz
- cKlosterneuburg AbbeyStift Klosterneuburg
- dMelk AbbeyStift MelkCorrect answer
Why?
Melk Abbey (Stift Melk) has been a Benedictine monastery since the 11th century. The present Baroque complex above the Danube is one of the best-known buildings in Austria.
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