Arnsburg Abbey
Arnsburg Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery near Lich in the Wetterau, Hesse, Germany. It was founded by monks from Eberbach Abbey in 1174. Although heavily damaged in the Thirty Years' War it was rebuilt later in the 17th century and prospered in the 18th century, when much of the abbey was rebuilt in Baroque style.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Presse03, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Historic structure in Hesse, Germany
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burg Arnsburg and Evangelische Kirche Birklar.
Burg Arnsburg
Archaeological site
Burg Arnsburg is an archaeological site, which is situated 530 metres southwest of Arnsburg Abbey.
Evangelische Kirche Birklar
Church
Photo: Cherubino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Evangelische Kirche Birklar is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Arnsburg Abbey.
Schloss Lich
Castle
Photo: Steschke, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Schloss Lich is a castle, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Arnsburg Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holzheim and Annerod.
Annerod
Village
Photo: Cherubino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Annerod is a small village, part of the municipality Fernwald, in Germany between Gießen and Großen-Buseck approximately 70 km north of Frankfurt. Annerod has a population of about 3189 people. Annerod is situated 10 km north of Arnsburg Abbey.
Arnsburg Abbey
- Categories: monastery ruins, benedictine abbey, Cistercian monastery, historic site, and religion
- Location: Lich, Giessen, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.49403° or 50° 29′ 39″ northLongitude
8.79298° or 8° 47′ 35″ eastElevation
165 metres (541 feet)Inception
1174Open location code
9F2CFQVV+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 12211082888OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Arnsburg Abbey” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Arnsburské opatství”
- Czech: “klášter Arnsburg”
- French: “abbaye d’Arnsburg”
- French: “Abbaye d’Arnsburg”
- German: “Kloster Arnsburg”
- German: “Zisterzienserkloster Arnsburg”
- Japanese: “アルンスベルク修道院”
- Spanish: “Monasterio Arnsburg”
- “Kloster Arnsburg”
- “Zisterzienserkloster Arnsburg”
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