Zirc Abbey, formerly also Zircz Abbey, also known as Zircensis or Boccon, is a Cistercian abbey, situated in Zirc in the Diocese of Veszprém, Hungary. Zirc downtown hosts a monumental abbey with a renowned library, a baroque altar and a pleasant arboretum. The medieval building is home to a monastic community and serves as the center of local religious community life. The Abbey is a […]
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Zirc is a city in Veszprém county , theonly town and center ofthe Zirc district , “thecapital ofthe Bakony “. Points of interest Abbey Church The symbol of the town is the Cistercian basilica minor , which was built west of the medieval abbey in the 1700s (1737-1752) in Baroque style. The interior of the church dates from the 20th to the 21st century. At the turn of the […]