Grünhain Abbey
Grünhain Abbey in Grünhain in the Saxon Ore Mountains, which was built and run by Cistercians, existed from 1230 to 1536. Today only its ruins remain.Photo: Devilsanddust, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Photo: Devilsanddust, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Grünhain and Spiegelwald.
Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Grünhain
Historic site
Photo: Oxensepp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Grünhain is a historic site, which is situated 170 metres west of Grünhain Abbey.
Spiegelwald
Peak
Photo: Devilsanddust, CC BY 2.5.
Spiegelwald is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.
Schatzenstein
Peak
Photo: ERZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schatzenstein is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany. It is located northwest of Elterlein at the municipal boundary to Zwönitz and Grünhain-Beierfeld on a local watershed which divides the drainage basins of Zwönitz river and Schwarzwasser. Schatzenstein is situated 2½ km northeast of Grünhain Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bernsbach and Schwarzbach.
Bernsbach
Village
Photo: Devilsanddust, CC BY 2.5.
Bernsbach is a village and a former municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony in Germany that together with its constituent community of Oberpfannenstiel has roughly 4,700 inhabitants. Bernsbach is situated 3½ km west of Grünhain Abbey.
Schwarzbach
Suburb
Photo: Devilsanddust, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schwarzbach is a village and a former municipality in the Ore Mountains in Saxony, Germany. Since 1996 it is part of the town Elterlein. Schwarzbach is situated 4½ km southeast of Grünhain Abbey.
Schwarzenberg
Town
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Schwarzenberg is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony’s Ore Mountains, near the German–Czech border. The town lies roughly 15 km southeast of Aue, and 35 km southwest of Chemnitz. Schwarzenberg is situated 5 km southwest of Grünhain Abbey.
Grünhain Abbey
- Type: Monastery
- Description: Cistercian monastery
- Categories: monastery ruins, religious community, historic site, and religion
- Location: Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.57914° or 50° 34′ 45″ northLongitude
12.81205° or 12° 48′ 43″ eastInception
1226Open location code
9F2JHRH6+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 6897824704OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryWikidata ID
Q876202
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Grünhain Abbey” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Klášter Grünhain”
- German: “Kloster Grünhain”
- German: “Zisterzienserkloster Grünhain”
- Turkish: “Grünhain Manastırı”
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