Melk Abbey

Melk Abbey
Native name
Stift Melk (German)
Melk Abbey
LocationAustria
Coordinates48°13′41″N 15°20′02″E / 48.22806°N 15.33389°E / 48.22806; 15.33389
AreaEurope
ArchitectJakob Prandtauer
Architectural styleBaroque
Location of Melk Abbey in Austria

Melk Abbey (German: Stift Melk) is a Benedictine abbey above the town of Melk, Lower Austria, on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Danube river, adjoining the Wachau valley, that belongs to the Austrian Congregation. The abbey contains the tomb of Saint Coloman of Stockerau and the remains of several members of the House of Babenberg, Austria's first ruling dynasty.

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