St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal

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St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal (Stift Sankt Paul) is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Sankt Paul im Lavanttal in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
The abbey possesses one of the largest collections of art in Europe, including graphics, coins, sacred art, and paintings by among others Rubens, Van Dyck, Dürer, Holbein and Kremser Schmidt, as well as an extensive and important library of over 180,000 books and manuscripts from between the 5th and 18th centuries.
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Coordinates:   46°42'2"N   14°52'23"E
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