Caption

The Hirsau monastery ruins, a former important Benedictine abbey in the Nagold Valley in the northern Black Forest, Hirsau, Calw, Black Forest, Germany

Date

Apr 24, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Markus Keller

Reference

BRK26H38_252

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

68.2Mb (22.7Mb) / 19.9in x 13.3in / 5978 x 3986 (300dpi)

Keywords

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