BLAUBEUREN  , a

town of Germany, in the kingdom of Wurttemberg, 12 M . W. of Ulm, with which it is connected by railway . Pop . (1900) 3114 . It is romantically situated in a wild and deep valley of the Swabian Alps at an altitude of 1600 ft. and is partly surrounded by ancient walls . Of the three churches (two Evangelical and one Roman Catholic) the most remarkable is the abbey church (Klosterkirche), a late Gothic building dating from 1465-1496, the choir of which contains beautiful 15th century carved choir-stalls and a fine high altar with a triptych (1496) . The choir only is used for service (Protestant), the nave being used as a gymnasium . The town church (Stadtkirche) also has a fine altar with triptych . The Benedictine abbey, founded in 1095, was used after the Reformation as a school, and is now an Evangelical theological seminary . There are two hospitals in the town .