Engelthal Abbey
Engelthal Abbey or St. Mary's Abbey, Engelthal, is a Benedictine nunnery in the Wetterau region, Hesse, Germany. Engelthal Abbey was a Cistercian nunnery from its foundation in 1268, until the secularisation of 1803, when it passed into the possession of the Imperial Counts of Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen and later in the 19th century was sold to the Counts of Solms-Wildenfels.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Evangelische Kirche Eichen and Evangelische Kirche Erbstadt.
Evangelische Kirche Eichen
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Evangelische Kirche Erbstadt
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Krebsbachtal bei Kaichen
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Höchst and Erbstadt.
Engelthal Abbey
- Type: Monastery
- Description: abbey
- Categories: abbey, religious community, built structure, and religion
- Location: Nidderau, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.26667° or 50° 16′ north
Longitude
8.9° or 8° 54′ east
Elevation
156 metres (512 feet)
Open location code
9F2C7W82+M2
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Engelthal Abbey” goes by many names.
- French: “abbaye d’Engelthal”
- French: “Abbaye d’Engelthal”
- German: “Kloster Engelthal”
- German: “Zisterzienserinnenkloster Engelthal”
- Turkish: “Engelthal Manastırı, Wetterau”
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