ɪts loʊkˈeɪʃən ɔnðɪ ˈoʊld vˈaɪə klˈɔːdiə ɔːɡˈʌstə fɹʌm ˈɔːɡsbɜːɡ tə nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈɪɾəli ɡˈeɪv ɪt stɹətˈiːdʒɪk ɪmpˈoːɹtəns, ænd ðɪ ˈæbi ɹᵻsˈiːvd səpˈoːɹt fɹʌm pˈɛpɪn ðə ʃˈɔːɹt.
Its location on the old Via Claudia Augusta from Augsburg to northern Italy gave it strategic importance, and the Abbey received support from Pepin the Short.