Eusserthal Abbey

In 1525, during the German Peasants' War, it was looted and set on fire; it was rebuilt in 1552 under Abbot Martin II.

In accordance with Cistercian custom the church has no towers, just a flèche, or miniature spire, over the crossing, and the interior is without colour.

In the wall of the choir is a rose window with tracery, and over the arch of a door a well-preserved relief sculpture of a dragon in sandstone.

At that time the upper window openings were closed and the ruins of the bulk of the nave were demolished, and replaced by a simple west front.

The acoustics of the resulting building are ideal for the performance of church music, and the summer concerts held here are well-known.