Mönchhof#

Moenchhof, Burgenland, municipality in the district of Neusiedl am See, alt. 131 m, pop. 2,182, area 33.57 km2, wine-growing region and health resort offering Kneipp cures, east of Lake Neusiedl. - Cistercian abbey with Marienkron Kneipp sanatorium (most important employer of the area); health tourist resort (46,568 overnight stays). - Parish church (first documented mention 1240, 1729-1734) with Baroque interior, high and side altar-pieces by M. Altomonte (1741), gilt pulpit with relief ornamentation; parsonage ("Palace", since 1729); bell tower (probably defensive tower of the former parish church); Trinity column (1714).

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