Sulejów Abbey

Sulejów Abbey
Sulejów Abbey
The abbey church

Sulejów Abbey (Polish: Opactwo Cystersów w Sulejowie) was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1176 by the duke Kazimierz II the Just. The town of Sulejów grew up round it. The most notable parts of the abbey are:

The monastery was dissolved in 1810. After many years of industrial and business use the surviving buildings are now used by the present parish.
Abbey tower  
Cracow and Attic Towers  
Organ  
Chapter house gallery  

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Coordinates: 51°21′N 19°52′E / 51.35°N 19.867°E / 51.35; 19.867


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