Küszén Abbey
Burg Güssing, which was built by Béla III of Hungary on the pedestal of the short-lived and confiscated Küszén monastery | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Benedictine |
| Established | 1157 |
| Disestablished | c. 1180 |
| Mother house | Pannonhalma Archabbey |
| Dedicated to | Virgin Mary |
| Diocese | Győr |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Wolfer |
| Site | |
| Location | Güssing, Burgenland, Austria |
The Küszén Abbey was a short-lived Benedictine Christian monastery on the top of the mountain Küszén in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary (today Burgenland, Austria). The monastery was established by German-born knight Wolfer, forefather of the powerful Kőszegi family. It was subordinated to the Pannonhalma Archabbey. After a few decades of operation, Béla III of Hungary confiscated the monastery from the Benedictine friars and erected a castle in place of the abbey around 1180.