The film "The Name of the Rose" was filmed in Germany.

Filming locations:

Eberbach Abbey

In the movie

Scene where Monk William of Baskerville investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.

In reality

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The scene was filmed at Eberbach Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery near Eltville am Rhein. The complex is one of the most important monuments in Europe. In the winter of 1985, the abbey served as the backdrop for the interiors of a Benedictine abbey in northern Italy.