Melk Abbey Melk Abbey Stiftskirche Stift Melk Collegiate Church of Melk.
Melk Abbey is a lavish 11th century Baroque abbey overlooking the River Danube from atop a rocky outcrop.
Melk is an Austrian town on the River Danube, west of Vienna. It’s known for the 11th century Melk Abbey, a vast monastery built high above the town. Gold statuary adorns its domed Abbey Church, and the huge library houses medieval manuscripts.